These Common Household Objects Will Be Obsolete In a Few Short Years

Pennies

Pennies are one of the most expensive coins to manufacture and one of the most useless during transactions. The time it takes to count out pennies at the register when you could just swipe your card is one of the shoppers' biggest pet peeves. Eventually, all coins will probably become absolute, even the most-valuable quarter.

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