The U.S. Mint made the last penny on Wednesday, ending the years-long farce of the government producing coins that cost more to make than they are worth.
Well, not exactly. The Mint will continue pressing the nickel, which costs about 14 cents to make. And it’s not clear what will happen now that the smallest denomination of coin will be out of production.

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