Supplies of the one-cent coin are plummeting. Businesses can't give exact change. Banks are struggling to resupply them. And amid it all, the federal government has said almost nothing.

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After more than 230 years of steady service, the humble one-cent piece is retiring — for now. The United States Mint pressed ...

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Ending production of the 1-cent coin will save the government money and could streamline big retailers’ operations. But it ...

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Each of the 232 three-coin sets will likely fetch about $45,000-$50,000, estimates John Albanese, co-founder of rare coin ...

After 232 years, the United States Mint is retiring the penny. In a recent press release, the Mint announced that the last circulating one-cent coins will be available for auction in December. The ...

To commemorate the occasion, the United States Mint has partnered with Stack’s Bowers Galleries to auction off 232 sets of ...

This tiny disc of zinc with just a smidge of copper has played an outsized role in our national (and international) discourse ...

With the U.S. Mint having punched out its last pennies ever on Nov. 12, New Jersey businesses are switching away from exact change.

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