[NewRomeTacitus]

I believe you're right. Penny cups have become so ubiquitous that I find myself very annoyed when dealing with an establishment that fails to follow the practice.

These new designer nickels, however, are annoying in themselves. Without looking at them closely I keep misidentifying them as the state quarters.

One more thing - most other countries follow a scheme where their coins increase in size along with their denominations. I've always wondered why our pennies and nickels are larger than dimes.

[jocon307]

"I've always wondered why our pennies and nickels are larger than dimes."

Me too. But I've come to think of it as kind of cool. It's like the dime has secret super power!

[endthematrix]

In Illinois the tolls WERE $.40 and you still had to beg for a nickel at the booths to pay for the unmanned tolls. If they broke your dollar, you'd receive two quarters and a dime.

But now with the doubling of the tolls and the coercion of an RFID transponder...no need for the nickel. No need for cash. All my driving on the tollway is recorded.