Posted: May 8, 2017 at 11:48 pm TIL that the half-penny was discontinued in 1857 when the U.S realized it was worth too little; however, when the half-penny was removed, it had more purchasing power than today’s dime. submitted by /u/Dalekurnagu to r/todayilearned [link] [comments] Source: Reddit: TGIOKDI Upvoted Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.