Stop Making Cents: The End of the Penny

停止追逐分币:分币时代的终结

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2025-06-03

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Minting one penny costs the United States nearly four cents. After 233 years, the Treasury Department has decided to phase out the coin. This will mean that businesses will have to round cash transactions up or down, and some fear it could lead to inflation. We reminisce about the cultural significance of the one-cent coin with WSJ’s Oyin Adedoyin and discuss the pro-penny stance with an advocate. WSJ’s Jessica Mendoza hosts.   Further Listening: - The Fight Over Your Credit Card Swipe  - The Coronavirus Cash Crisis  Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • So, Oyen, I wonder if you could just say a few words about the dearly departed today.

  • Yeah.

  • Penny was small but mighty.

  • She inspired so many.

  • She touched so many.

  • She traveled so far.

  • I mean, At one point she was in Mars,

  • but she's also found her way into our homes, between our couch cushions.

  • You know, two of her gave us permission to share our thoughts.

  • So she's really been with us, many of us,

  • for our whole lives, you know, or generations even.

  • It's a loss indeed.

  • How do you think the penny will be remembered?

  • Maybe in our piggy banks or in the pockets of those jeans that we forgot to,

  • you know, wash.

  • Maybe in a washer or dryer somewhere.

  • Abandoned, a little dusted.

  • Some fountains that have never been cleaned.

  • At the bottom of some fountains.

  • My colleague Oyen Ededoyen covers personal finance.