The United States has finally shut off the presses for the one-cent coin, ending more than a century of minting pennies and forcing Americans to rethink the smallest unit of their cash economy. With ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the 1-cent coin that could once buy a snack or a piece of candy had become ...
The US government’s official phaseout of the penny has prompted a surge of online sales listing rolls of one-cent coins for hundreds or even thousands of dollars — but don’t be fooled, an expert says.