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Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic
A penny that costs 2 cents to produce, no doubt.
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Snopes' take on the cost of penny production.
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Originally Posted by Capt Jack
I thought they were considering removing the penny from general circulation
no? just a rumor?
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Originally Posted by flippyshark
I haven't taken the time to look, but as I've been hearing about the pending penny-removal since I was eight years old, and always as a spoken word notion from friends and family members, I'm inclined to treat it as an urban legend until further notice.
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There has been talk of it, but mostly just speculation and support one way or the other (
some links here).
The GAO did some research on the subject and you can review
the 24-page PDF version of the report here.