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		glaberficken on Aug 31, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SES-10 Launching to Orbit on SpaceX's Flight-Prove... off topic: I wonder what the "real" cost of this is across the world? You know, things like minting cent coins and transporting them around, and other things I wouldn't even imagine!

PDoyle on Aug 31, 2016 [–]

In Canada? No cost at all.

dansze on Aug 31, 2016 | [–]

Actually, that's an interesting question: How much more efficient transportation-wise is ending prices in .95 and transporting nickels?

glaberficken on Aug 31, 2016 | | [–]

After a bit of googling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_debate_in_the_United_Sta...

fascinating!

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