U.S. Mint ends penny production as costs outpace value

by Arden Terry
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According to the U.S. Mint, the decision to stop production followed a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury that the cost of producing the penny had become too high to justify its continued manufacture. /Photo by Ha4ipuri Adobestock.com


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