Episode Details

Takeaways:

• The US Mint has stopped producing pennies, but they are still part of our lives.
• The government estimates that halting penny production could save over 50 million dollars annually!
• Questions arise about how prices will be set—will everything just end in fives and zeros now?
• There are concerns about the fate of wishing wells and whether they’ll be left empty without pennies.
• Phrases like 'a bad penny' might become obsolete; what else will change with this coinage shift?
• And finally, what should we do with all those pennies we've hoarded over the years?