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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;I Like Trees, post: 291658, member: 10463&quot;]Considering the rise of the AU$ against the US$, would it make sense for Australia to follow the lead of New Zealand in eliminating their 5c coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t heard this suggested by any politician or economist, but I am curious to see if and how soon Australia might follow it&#039;s southerly neighbour&#039;s numismatic pruning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Consider that in 1857 a US ½ cent had a buying power equivalent to US $0.08 in todays money. (1857 was the last year ½ cents were&nbsp; produced in the US.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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