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The federal government made its final order of penny blanks this month — the first step to end the production of the 1-cent coin, a spokesperson for the Treasury Department confirmed to USA TODAY.
The American penny will begin its slow fade into non-existence as the government plans stop making the U.S. currency next year.
Per the latest U.S. Mint report, it costs less than six cents to make a dime ($0.0576). To make a quarter, it costs about 15 ...
After more than two hundred years, the humble one-cent piece is on its way out due to production costs that significantly ...
The US Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury ...
The federal agency placed its final order for penny blanks this month, with the United States Mint slated to end manufacturing of the penny when that runs out, a Treasury official told CBS ...
The penny’s run is coming to an end. First minted in 1792, it has been in circulation constantly. It wll be sunseted next ...
The penny coin is getting phased out, a cost-cutting move that could ripple through consumer behavior, retailers' pricing ...