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BREAKING: The US will stop putting new pennies into circulation by early next year.
Businesses will need to start rounding up or down to the nearest 5 cents, the US Treasury said in a statement.
A penny currently costs 4 cents to make.
Cutting production is set to save $56M/year.
Published at
2025-05-22 15:15:35Event JSON
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