GoKawiilBipartisan bill formally ends penny production, allows commemorative 1-cent coins
A newly passed bipartisan bill directs the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies for general circulation, following last year's halt in regular production. The legislation includes one provision permitting the continued minting of commemorative 1-cent coins, even though they won't be meant for everyday spending.
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The move formalizes an end to a coin that has long cost more to produce than its face value, which could save the government money over time. Allowing commemorative versions suggests lawmakers want to preserve the penny's cultural symbolism even as its practical role in currency disappears.
- Regular penny production already stopped last year.
- New bipartisan legislation makes the halt official Treasury policy.
- Commemorative 1-cent coins will still be allowed, but not for circulation.
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Published there as: “The penny is making a comeback. Just don’t try to spend it”
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