But did you know that the U.S. once had a half-cent? When the U.S. stopped making them in 1857, they had the buying power of over a dime by today’s standards. Which makes the most excellent case ...

Back in 2014, Gizmodo wrote about this little fun fact when the price of the half-cent from 1857 was worth about a dime. Defenders of the penny argue that it would be too difficult for merchants ...