Both our one cent and five cent coins have gotten to a point where they cost more to produce than they are worth at face value. This makes these coins economically inefficient. Coins of such small value are ineffective at facilitating commerce, and many other developed nations have stopped the production of their smallest value coins without any bad effects. For these reasons, the minting of pennies and nickels should stop
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