So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints

apnews.com So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. to stop minting pennies. His surprise announcement comes after decades of unsuccessful efforts to phase out the 1-cent coin.

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Ok, this can be his one positive thing amongst his mountain of shit. Even if it is just to get Lincoln's face off of coinage.
- Not just Lincoln. It's to kill a poison pill he created that would have put women on the penny in 2026
  https://lemmy.ca/comment/14455388
- What is wrong with Lincoln?
  
  Lincoln 'freed the slaves', and there's a voting segment of the population who consider that an indictment of his character.
  
  FFS, really?!

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