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The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia

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334 points andrewl | 2 comments | 12 Nov 25 16:10 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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didgetmaster ◴[12 Nov 25 16:40 UTC] No.45902279[source]▶
Many are reporting this as if failing to mint new pennies each year is going to produce some kind of shortage. There are billions of pennies sitting in drawers or jars in homes across the nation (I certainly have one with about a thousand pennies in it).

I doubt anyone who needs a penny will be unable to find one within the next 100 years.

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c22 ◴[12 Nov 25 16:46 UTC] No.45902365[source]▶
There's a cash-heavy business I work with that's already having a hard time sourcing the pennies they need. I guess they're all in a jar under your desk.
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1. MangoToupe ◴[12 Nov 25 16:51 UTC] No.45902430[source]▶
I have a hard time believing any business relies on access to Pennies when all cash transactions can be rounded to a nickel in some way amenable to both parties. I imagine most customers just don’t give a damn.
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2. c22 ◴[12 Nov 25 17:22 UTC] No.45902858[source]▶
I'm pretty sure they're considering doing this, but I don't know what all the pros and cons or complexities are.