Well, getting rid of the penny was always kinda a good idea. It costs more to make one than it's actually worth.
Here in Canada we killed our penny years ago.
The US used to have a half penny, but it was killed over 100 years ago.
Minting such a small amount of change that sees almost no practical use is pointless.
Here in Canada we got rid of the penny years ago.
When paying in cash, we round to the nearest 0.05 but with card payments it's still the exact price.
Also, the amount of money you'd lose by rounding in a cash transaction is pretty minimal.