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The time of the penny is coming to a close. The U.S. Treasury Department placed its last order of blanks, flat metal discs ...
As low denomination coins begin to vanish in the West, one woman in China proves they're still worth their weight—one jiao at a time.
Get ready to say goodbye to the humble penny! Starting in early 2026, the familiar one-cent coin is slated to be phased out, ...
With the penny going away after 2025, will the last edition of the coin have more value than typical pennies? Questions ...
The penny, long the most neglected coin in our change jars and couch cushions, is about to clock out for good. The U.S.
Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, chief executive officer of the San Francisco-based nonprofit Rise Economy, said the marginalized ...
When I read the lowly penny was set for extinction, I got melancholy thinking of what would no longer be. First, kids will ...
The Treasury Department has pledged to stop producing the penny by early next year. Here's why — and what becomes of your one ...
"Only a few Lincoln cents dated 1909 to 1958 with the wheat stalks design on the back ("wheat pennies") have sold for $1 ...
The U.S. Treasury announced that, by early next year, it will cease making new pennies, which cost almost four times to make what they are actually worth. But Faith Salie says that, while phasing out ...
A quarter-only coin economy saves money — pennies and nickels cost more to make than they do to spend. And it simplifies everything. All prices would round to the nearest 25 cents in cash ...
The United States Treasury has put in its final order of pennies, and production is expected to end early next year. Here's ...