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Death to Pennies

CGP Grey

Death to Pennies

CGP Grey's short animated argument for abolishing the US penny, covering its cost and history.

Pointed to as the canonical concise case against pennies whenever coin abolition comes up.

4 Hacker News mentions · 2012–2023

Topics

  • Microeconomics & behavioral economics
  • Macroeconomics & financial crises

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