Because while the U.S. Mint is no longer turning out pennies, there is no shortage of them in the country. The agency estimates there are at least 240 million pennies in “circulation” in the country.

It's just sitting there collecting dust. It takes many forms – glass milk bottles, coffee cups, ceramic or glass pigs – and it's holding a small fortune. It's the container of coins sitting on your ...

With the cost of producing the nickel over thirteen cents and the cost of a penny costing over three cents, wouldn't it make more sense to get rid of the nickel? The government would save more money ...

EMAIL TO NOT PERFORM ANY WORK RELATED TASKS. THE BUREAU HAS NOT COMMENTED ON THE CHANGES.### PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE HAS DIRECTED THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO STOP MINTING NEW PENNIES. THE PRESIDENT ...

Business owners now struggle to round prices up or down as the newly discontinued one cent coin becomes rarer. Many consumer-facing businesses started struggling to make exact change well before the U ...