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This Coin Has Been Around Since 1792—But Not for Much Longer
It costs more than 3 cents to make a 1-cent coin, and now the United States Treasury is finally doing something about it.
What's next for the penny? The details on US decision to end penny production
Treasury Department will take pennies out of circulation next year. Costly nickels, however, could cancel out savings.
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Junk the penny. And the nickel and dime, too!
I never found one, sadly. But I have a slight nostalgia for that activity. Molly: I have a less intense version of attachment to the penny, similar to what I have for good old-fashioned books ...
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Why Small Businesses May Absorb the Costs of Ending the Penny More Than Others
Other people summarized arguments for the penny to endure: “All the reasons for keeping them are emotional (nostalgia, tradition, Lincoln is on it, etc.).” And one pointed out that it’s not ...
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With the penny going away, should you start to save the ones in your piggy bank?
The penny is outdated and inefficient and no longer serves the needs of our economy,” said Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, the New ...
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Trump wants to kill the penny. Almost no one will miss it.
On the Facebook group of Pressed Penny Collectors, whose members seek out machines that flatten the coins into oval-shaped souvenirs, nostalgia has been negligible. “They’re going to stop ...