They’re not worth anything, never were but even less through the years with inflation.

If a store wants to sell something for 99 cent, they can either just take 1€ or 95 cent.

Maybe even 5 cent pieces? But that would be a bit radical.

I am a bit annoyed that easy ideas like this are never discussed in politics, or wherever. It would make our lives just a little bit easier, and having them achieves NOTHING.

  • rurudotorg@feddit.deEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    There are European countries that have no 1 and 2c coins (Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Finland). The prices are the same, when you buy something the sum is simply rounded up to the next 5 cents.

    Works fine.

    • niels@feddit.nlEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Here in NL the amount gets rounded to the nearest multiple of five, so for 1.92 you have to pay 1.90 in cash and 1.93 will become 1.95. This so on average you are not overpaying. Digital payments are always exact.

  • November@feddit.deEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I am all for it. Though here in Germany it would probably give quite a number of people a heart attack not being able to pay an exact amount to the cent.

    • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I feel called out.

      No, seriously. Last season I bought some plums from my Turkish greengrocer, he put them on the scales which said 1.01 Euro which he commented with “one Euro”. I gave him 1.01 Euro, and got a “can you believe those Almans” look.

  • cartrodus@feddit.deEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Yep, I’m a big fan of the approach of getting rid of smaller coins and just rounding at the register. The Netherlands already do this and I don’t think anyone there misses the small coins.

    • Gorroth@feddit.deEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Absolutely! I carry only a small wallet and hate coins in general. Totally could pass on 1 and 5 Cent coins. Throw them in a box at home (even 10 Cent coins) and have no idea on what to do with them. Brought them to a store once, but they would take 10% and you could only use the money in the store. Found a bank where you can bring them in for 5%, but you would have to roll them up yourself (definitely not gonna do their work and still give them 5%). Maybe I will put it in a chest and bury it somewhere in the forest near a playground so kids can go treasure hunting :D

      • xhBIROhx@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        making it a kid’s game is a good idea, but you could also try to go around local shops and ask if they are low on coins, they’d probably give you 1 to 1

  • We3d4Life@feddit.deEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    The problem gets worse if you realize that the material value of the copper is greater than the coin value itself with 1 cent.

  • Speiser0@feddit.deEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Children in elementary schools use coins as an example to learn calculating. They need the 1 cent coins. Is nobody here thinking about the children?

  • MoriGM@feddit.deEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    What I’m questioning myself is If we would remove the 1 and 2 cent pieces Would they in the future increase in value because of them being rare.

    • sexy_peach@feddit.deOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Nah, the 1 and 2 cent pieces of the currency Germany had before the Euro isn’t worth shit. I bet that people still find a bunch of them in couches etc ^^

  • MucherBucher@feddit.deEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    As a swiss person, I get surprised every time the price doesn’t automatically round to the next multiple of 5 cents when I’m in the EU. So yes, get rid of them.