US Mint ends production of the penny, its lowest denomination coin, in cost-saving move

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PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years as symbols of frugality and the price of a person’s thoughts but had become nearly worthless.
When it was introduced in 1793, a…

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