Alonda Emery can’t figure out what she’d call that thing sitting in the corner of her place of employment, the Flameburger in Little Canada. For all of her 42 years, she’s known the machines as penny ...

The life of the penny has officially come to an end, potentially causing ramifications on how money is spent and how businesses operate. The U.S. Mint ended production of the penny Nov. 12 after more ...

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The U.S. Mint made the last penny on Wednesday, ending the years-long farce of the government producing coins that cost more to make than they are worth. Well, not exactly. The Mint will continue ...