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Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out.
Say goodbye to the penny
The Treasury Department placed its last order for penny blanks earlier this month, fulfilling a bipartisan, and DOGE, dream.
Treasury details plans to end penny production
The Treasury Department said Thursday it’s planning to end production of the penny in an effort to phase out one of the ...
Brock Purdy contract extension: 49ers QB avoided taking 'every penny for myself' in negotiations
The first year of Purdy's starting career, 2023, proved his tremendous upside. Not only did the Iowa State product guide the ...
Over $250,000 of penny sales taxes improve Upstate roads
It has been more than a year since Spartanburg County began collecting on the penny tax sales referendum. So, how are things ...
US is ending penny production: How will you be impacted?
Per the latest U.S. Mint report, it costs less than six cents to make a dime ($0.0576). To make a quarter, it costs about 15 cents ($0.1468), and nearly 34 cents for a half-dollar ($0.3397).
Purdy 'didn't want to take every penny' in deal
Mike Florio and Chris Simms take a deep dive into Brock Purdy’s contract specifics and explain why in two years, it will be clear if he’s the 49ers’ guy or if it’s time to look elsewhere.
The penny is going away. Here's what to do with the ones in your coin jar.
Coinstar converts $3 billion in coins into spendable cash every year, one coin jar at a time. The average jar yields $58 in buying power. Most of us don’t realize how much our coins are worth. Thus, a ...