Coins are not so much a problem. Low value coins, umm, have little value. I've seen some examples of them being phased out. Pennies and nickels don't exist (

Coins are not so much a problem. Low value coins, umm, have little value. I've seen some examples of them being phased out. Pennies and nickels don't exist (as change) at my local farmers' market. All the vendors I buy from round to the quarter - with a loose rounding scheme that generally favors the buyer. While in Barcelona a while back, I reached into my pocket to pay for a ticket to Montjuic Castle. Apparently the cashier thought I was reaching for a pile of 1 or 2 cent coins. (Really? One, two, AND five cent coins introduced in 1999?). Once she realized I had 1 and 2 euro coins, she happily accepted them. In an area where pickpocketing is apparently a big problem, I was quite happy to not have to pull my wallet out for small transactions.