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With the penny phasing out, here's what to do with the loose change in your jar

S. government is expected to stop producing new pennies for circulation by early 2026, marking the end of more than two ...
KSTP-TV

Tight on quarters: Businesses, banks scramble as pandemic causes coin shortage

That clinking-clanking sound you’ll hear at Arcade Laundromat isn’t just chump change. Quarters plunking out of change machines are the lifeblood of this St. Paul business. But there’s a growing issue ...

After 232 years, a California tourist tradition is going away

Pennies piled up in Foster City, Calif., on Nov. 16, 2025. On Nov. 12, the United States Mint officially ended production of ...
Chicago Tribune

Coin circulation is improving, but Chicago stores reeling from a summer of few coins still ask customers for spare change

Coins were in short supply last month at El Nopal Bakery in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood as the coronavirus pandemic and statewide shutdowns stymied the ...