# Getting rid of a penny.

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**Created:** [February 21, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293 "2013-02-21T07:02:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hang_your_cross/32/6381_2.png) [@Hang\_Your\_Cross](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hang_Your_Cross)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/24 "2013-02-22T05:51:13Z")

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> [@STI guys... what has been your best mpg?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sti-guys-what-has-been-your-best-mpg/51764/22):
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> ditch them. the amount of money that could be save is astronomical.
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> I’ll leave this tidbit here. I’ve got a collection of rare coins from my youth and have some literature/books along with them. In 1986, between the mints in the country over _10 BILLION_ pennies were made. You read that correctly. Subsequent years have been between 4 and 9 billion every year.
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> but there are other issues that arise when it comes to this. **Like how to adapt sales taxes on products in retail stores for one thing.** I mean if something comes out to $15.12 after tax, do you charge $15.15 and the store keeps the 3 cents, or do you charge $15.10 and the store eats the 2 cents…

We could be like other countries and have the tax included in the advertised price and just round from there.

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