The Treasury unveils its plan to kill the penny

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The Treasury unveils its plan to kill the penny

cnn.com/2025/05/22/business/us-discontinue-penny

The US Treasury is phasing out production of the penny and will soon stop putting new one-cent coins into circulation, the department said in a statement Thursday.
The news of the decision was first reported by the Wall Street Journal Thursday.
A Treasury spokesperson said the government…

This story appeared on cnn.com, 2025-05-22 15:31:17.382000.