The Brief

The U.S. Mint made its final pennies on Wednesday.

The decision to stop minting pennies was made because it costs 3.6 cents to mint a single penny.

Some retail groups are concerned that stores will have to break rules to round prices to the nearest nickel or dime.

TAMPA - Whether they are being pinched, paying for your thoughts, going towards two cents, time may be running out for pennies.

What they're saying:

"Some people do pay with pennies, especially the older customers," Autumn King, the manager of The Floridian sandwich shop on Kennedy Boulevard said. "They like to have their exact change."

People hunting for exact change leaves storeowners with the prospect of rounding up or down to hit the nickel on the head.

"We'll probably take the loss," King said. "But you h

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