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As the end of penny production nears, owners of Rhode Island small businesses are unsure how to maneuver rounding prices and transaction totals.
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Why It Matters: According to a report by ABC, pro-penny lobby Americans for Common Cents argues that killing the cent just shifts losses to the nickel, which now costs nearly 14 cents to make.
The U.S. Treasury Department says it will phase out production of new pennies early next year after President Donald Trump asked the agency to stop producing the coin that has been part of the ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed Friday that the United States can ‘retool’ the nickel following an announcement that the Treasury Department will cease all penny production by early ...
Treasury to phase out penny after Trump says coin no longer makes 'cents' The cost of making a penny has risen to more than twice the coin's face value.
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.
A nickel for your thoughts? US Mint’s plans to kill the penny inch closer to reality Treasury expects an immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material costs, one official says ...
The U.S. Treasury Department says it will phase out production of new pennies early next year after President Donald Trump asked the agency to stop producing the coin that has been part of the ...
A nickel may be worth 5 cents but costs nearly 14 cents to make. With the penny possibly being eliminated, the Treasury wants a new, cheaper nickel.
You can find the phrase on any penny, nickel, dime or quarter; on the one- and five-dollar bills; and in the Great Seal of the United States, which adorns countless federal government buildings ...