Junk the penny. And the nickel and dime, too! As digital transactions become the norm, is it time to say goodbye to not just the penny? February 17, 2025.

So the penny, nickel and dime were all useful, valuable coins — 100 years ago. Today they just wear needless holes in your pocket or collect in a jar.

It is estimated that millions of dollars worth of silver was Dzstolendz from The Mint in this manner, resulting in the call for all coinage to be made from less valuable metals such as nickel ...

And the nickel and dime, too!” McArdle commented that if she sees a penny on the street, “I don’t bother to lean down and pick it up.” “It’s not worth my time,” Goins agreed.

When Community Service Programs’ Huntington Beach Youth Shelter finishes its twice-annual fundraiser this month, it will be rewarded with a small, lightweight paper check. That will be a reward ...

A nickel is worth half as much as a dime but costs twice as much to mint. A penny, which used to cost less than 1 cent to make, now costs 3.7. In 2011, a quarter was cheaper to make than a nickel ...

And, like the penny, the nickel has also seen recent price jumps — with the latest 14 cent cost up 19.4% from the 2023 fiscal year, when its cost sat under 12 cents.

The "Penny Nickel Dime" girl's real name is Jenna Davis. She's an 18-year-old actress with credits including Sofia the First , Raven's Home , and Vampirina .

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government is losing money on the penny, the Wall Street Journal reports. The paper said it cost 1.5 cents to produce each penny in the 2016 fiscal year. U.S. Mint and the ...

Be careful what you wish for, goes the old saying, because it might come true. Oakland, Calif., hip-hop artist Amp Live illustrates the adage with a video for his new song "Penny, Nickel, Dime ...

Children regularly inquire to adults, “Why is the dime smaller if it’s worth more than a penny or a nickel?” As adults, we feel we should know the answer better nurture their inquisitive nature.