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Penny production will stop in 2026, forever changing the landscape of the coin-operated world Sengbusch loves. He said he ...
The Treasury Department has pledged to stop producing the penny by early next year. Here's why — and what becomes of your one ...
The U.S. Treasury Department made its last order of penny blanks last month. These 1-cent coins cost 3.7 cents to mint.
Goodbye, pennies … hello, cash! If you have any of these pennies in your coin jars, here's exactly what you need to do.
Pennies were 100% copper until 1857. Their composition slowly changed through the decades. The last change occurred in 1982, ...
As the U.S. Mint prepares to produce the final pennies put into circulation early next year, the future of the copper-colored ...
The agency did not specify how long the inventory was expected to last, so it's unclear exactly when pennies will no longer be in circulation. While the zinc and copper coins should still be ...
Got a piggy bank full of pennies? The small currency will soon be a thing of the past, but don't think you are sitting on a ...
The penny, long the most neglected coin in our change jars and couch cushions, is about to clock out for good. The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently confirmed it ...
The U.S. Treasury says there are more than 114 billion pennies in circulation and when production ends you may want to hold ...
When are they getting rid of pennies? Why? How much is 1 million pennies? Here are answers to these questions and more surrounding the once-cent coin.