[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Suits me! What cost a penny in 1956 now costs 26 cents.

[9YearLurker]

Nickels and dimes could got too, but we also need to assure that paper is accepted everywhere.

[cgbg]

Yup—the currency has been devalued by a factor of six since the early 1970s—so a nickel today is worth less than a penny was worth at that time.

[TexasGator]

“What cost a penny in 1956 now costs 26 cents.”

11 cents