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1857 at some point, there used to be a large cent prior to 1866 a replaced by a lighter and smaller cent for the same reason. metal costs would outweigh the nominal value of a coin. >> reporter: for every dollar issued, it costs 146.46. and taxpayers lost $60 million producing pennies and $56.5 million producing nickels. getting rid of small change would cause rounding issues and smat is some point, computers may take the place of physical coins and bills. >> there will come a time when the coin...