The Treasury Department said it placed its final order for penny blanks this month as the U.S. moves to end production of the 1-cent coin.

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  • porcupine@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    2 days ago

    fed excuse me sir, melting pennies is a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

    • HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      10·
      2 days ago

      They will treat it like “junk silver”. Pre-1964 10/25/50c coins contain a known weight of silver so they trade by rolls and bags as a commodity without being melted.