Pennies, an early Trump second term target, rival marbles and 8-track players as American artifacts
With an estimated 240 billion pennies in circulation, it’ll be a long time before we stop seeing them in the wild.
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This rare 1943-S Copper Penny could be worth $250,000—Here’s why!
During World War II, the U.S. Mint switched to zinc-coated steel pennies to conserve copper for military use. However, a small number of 1943 pennies were mistakenly struck in copper ...
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Trump wants to scrap pennies. What does that mean for the copper industry?
Actually, no. The typical penny is around 97.5% zinc and only 2.5% copper. Since 1982, copper-plated pennies have been made primarily from zinc. Ironically, the other mainstream coins are ...
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It Costs the Mint Nearly 4 Cents to Make a Penny. But for Souvenir Sellers, Pennies Are Worth Dollars.
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump talks of big change in his second term of office. But he’s not forgetting small change, either. Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop making ...
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Copper Penny Carrots
G rowing up, summer gatherings at my grandmother’s house always featured one dish that disappeared faster than any other – her Copper Penny Carrots. The first time I tried the ...
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Drop US penny? Hold on, souvenir sellers say
For years, critics of the penny have pointed out that putting a copper-coated zinc disc in your pocket costs the government more than a cent — almost 4 cents today. Will Trump's order make the ...
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The US penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. But for one sector of souvenir sellers, it’s a living
Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop making pennies with a Feb. 10 sentence on his social media account that followed years of conservatives pointing out that putting a copper-coated zinc ...
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The US penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. But for one sector of souvenir sellers, it's a living
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump talks of big change in his second term of office. But he's not forgetting small change, either. Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop making ...
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Penny souvenir sellers face an uncertain future after Trump’s pledge to stop making the coins
Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop making pennies with a February 10 sentence on his social media account that followed years of conservatives pointing out that putting a copper ...
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Trump's plan to scrap the penny spikes interest for coin collectors
Before 1982, pennies were made of 95% copper and 5% zinc, and those made of precious metals might see an increase. He pointed to pennies such as the 1943 Copper Penny or the 1982-D Small Date ...
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Making change: How pennies became a living for one sector of souvenir sellers
Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop making pennies with a Feb. 10 sentence on his social media account that followed years of conservatives pointing out that putting a copper-coated zinc ...