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[–] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The US made half sent coins for quite a while. Most people have no idea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_cent_(United_States_coin)

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    If people still know about the British half penny (pronounced haypenny) it's because it's mentioned in that xmas carol. There's a ton of old currency that no one cares about and no one will miss the penny. I thought it only survived as long as it did because it's got Lincoln on it and IL (his birthplace) didn't want the symbol to go away

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halfpenny_%28British_pre-decimal_coin%29

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