Even better: the half-cent was last minted in 1857 so:
$us0.005 1857 today
14.04¢ (2014 US dollars)
So the half-cent was worth more than a dime when it was eliminated, and the penny (new smallest denomination) was worth more than a quarter. We could simplify our currency by eliminating all coins smaller than a quarter and have currency in similar resolution to 1857.
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Even better: the half-cent was last minted in 1857 so:
So the half-cent was worth more than a dime when it was eliminated, and the penny (new smallest denomination) was worth more than a quarter. We could simplify our currency by eliminating all coins smaller than a quarter and have currency in similar resolution to 1857.