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The U.S. Treasury Department made its last order of penny blanks last month. These 1-cent coins cost 3.7 cents to mint.

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The Treasury Department said it placed its final order for penny blanks this month as the U.S. moves to end production of the ...

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Looks like we're getting rid of the venerable copper—and a last link to a precious metal monetary system that only delivered greatness.

NEW YORK (AP ... measure — it costs almost four cents to make a penny (which, by the way, are now primarily made up of zinc with a copper coating). They’re not as financially useful ...