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<p>[QUOTE="tsk, post: 142714, member: 5858"]It seems to me that drastically changing American currency isn't going to happen. There are a lot of difficulties it would cause (vending machines, etc). But it seems to me like it would be a good idea and at some point is going to have to happen.</p><p><br /></p><p>In principle I wouldn't mind seeing them eliminate the nickel and penny, round things to the nearest 1/10 and then introduce new currency (like a $2.50 coin and a $10 coin and maybe even a $20 coin). Maybe even put some silver content in some of the bigger coins so it had some actual intrinsic value <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. While you were at it, you could probably get rid of the half dollar since no one uses them and they're so bulky.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tsk, post: 142714, member: 5858"]It seems to me that drastically changing American currency isn't going to happen. There are a lot of difficulties it would cause (vending machines, etc). But it seems to me like it would be a good idea and at some point is going to have to happen. In principle I wouldn't mind seeing them eliminate the nickel and penny, round things to the nearest 1/10 and then introduce new currency (like a $2.50 coin and a $10 coin and maybe even a $20 coin). Maybe even put some silver content in some of the bigger coins so it had some actual intrinsic value :). While you were at it, you could probably get rid of the half dollar since no one uses them and they're so bulky.[/QUOTE]
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