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Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says making cents doesn't make sense anymore. The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to…

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32 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    US Mint places final order to kill penny production as part of Trump’s order to ‘rip the waste’ out of budget (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The US Mint has placed its final order of penny blanks and will stop producing the coin when those run out by early next year.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says making cents doesn't make sense anymore. The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to…

  3. KTVZ Bend

    The Treasury unveils its plan to kill the penny (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Chris Isidore and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — 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.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The U.S. Mint moves forward with its plan to kill the penny (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out.

  5. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday.

  6. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Penny for your thoughts no more: The Treasury unveils its plan to kill the penny (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    US Treasury to phase out penny production, stopping new coins from entering circulation. Cost of production exceeds coin's value.

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Stop making cents: U.S. Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official said.

  8. ABC 12 Flint

    Stop making cents: U.S. Mint moves forward with plan to kill pennies (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    An immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material costs is expected by stopping penny production, according to the official.

  9. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    An immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material costs is expected by stopping penny production, according to a U.S. Treasury Department official.

  10. Quartz

    America is finally killing the penny (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The final one-cent coins are now in circulation and won't be replaced

  11. PBS NewsHour

    U.S. Mint moves ahead with plans to kill the penny (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says making cents doesn't make sense anymore. The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday.

  12. 13News Now Norfolk

    US Mint has made its final order of penny blanks, will stop producing the coin when those run out (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    Fans of the penny cite its usefulness in charity drives and relative bargain in production costs compared with the nickel.

  13. WSVN Miami

    Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says making cents doesn’t make sense anymore.The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans

  14. WHDH Boston

    Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says making cents doesn’t make sense anymore.The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.