# cash value 1/20 cent

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-value-1-20-cent/196267>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 19, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-value-1-20-cent/196267 "2003-08-19T20:03:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hubajube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c37758/32.png) [@Hubajube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hubajube)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-value-1-20-cent/196267/1 "2003-08-19T20:03:58Z")

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I know some states require that manufacturers coupons have a cash value. The manufacturers set the value so low (usually 1/20 cent, currently) that it would cost more in postage than it would be worth to mail them in.

So what’s the reasoning behind the laws requiring a coupon to have a cash value?

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-value-1-20-cent/196267/2 "2003-08-19T20:20:58Z")

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[Answered by Cecil.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_329c.html)