Sweden has kept up by continually getting rid of their smallest change. The last to be discontinued was the 50 "öre" coin in 2010, leaving the smallest Swedish

Sweden has kept up by continually getting rid of their smallest change. The last to be discontinued was the 50 "öre" coin in 2010, leaving the smallest Swedish coin valued at 10 US cents. The last time the US deprecated a coin denomination was the half cent in 1857. Due to inflation!