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Washington Post Columnists Back Trump’s Move to Ditch the Penny — ‘And the Nickel and Dime Too!’

Image by sigckgc on Flickr via Creative Commons license. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was ordering the ...

The last penny was pressed by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia today. Could the nickel and dime be next?

The country’s final pennies were pressed at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, where they’ve been produced since 1793, a year ...
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The penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. Here's how much the US spends on minting its other coins

NEW YORK — The impending “death” of the U.S. penny has spotlighted the coin's own price tag — nearly 4 cents to make and distribute each, or quadruple its value. Months after President Donald Trump ...
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Washington Post Columnists Back Trump’s Move to Ditch the Penny — ‘And the Nickel and Dime, Too!’

President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was ordering the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies was cheered on by a group of Washington Post columnists on the paper’s Impromptu podcast.