Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Treasury Department halted production of the penny on Nov. 12, ending more than 230 years of minting the nation’s ...
The copper-colored coins in your change jar might soon become history. S. penny faces its final act. With economists and government officials pushing for its elimination, consumers now face an urgent ...
Fiscally, the mint didn’t have a logical choice. It was costing about 4 cents to mint a single penny, and that’s mostly due to production costs, not because the price of copper has soared. Since 1982, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. penny will no longer be minted, leaving many people wondering if it's time to get rid of extra coins or boost their ...