Originally Posted by
JohnnyColombia
3) Abolish the quarter, it is proven that the fewest number of coins required to make up any sum are 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, 0.50, 1, 2, 5 etc.
$.26? A $.20 coin is not intrinsically more efficient than the current $.25 coin. Adding a $.02 coin would reduce the number of coins required for some combinations, but adding another coin worth so little seems ill advised. The $.01 cent coin was on its way out before the great depression in the 1930s, as soon as we are out of the current slump it will be gone.