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		kmeisthax 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philad... The last time America discontinued a coin legislatively was the half cent about 150 years ago. That's a pretty long decline.

philistine 5 months ago [–]

The US needed to discontinue the penny since at least the early 2010s; before you could argue it wasn't worth it. That's 25 years.

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