Economy, Things Unnecessary

I Thought We Were Getting Rid Of The Penny?

By Aaron Altman
Published: February 12, 2009

Those little copper discs masquerading as American currency – and the reason 99-cent menus exist at all – will continue to jangle around in your pockets and make your hands smell funny for a few years more.  That’s because the U.S. mint has issued four new pennies in observance of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday.

The penny isn’t dead.  Long live the penny.

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