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3. There are billions of pennies

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Original post)

Fri Nov 14, 2025, 10:24 AM

Nov 14

I'm pretty sure some companies will still accept them, they're still legal tender. Not making new ones doesn't mean the old ones don't have value.

We're likely decades away from them being gone from circulation -- but maybe not.

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No more pennies? Let me put my two cents in. [View all] JohnnyRingo Nov 14 OP

Theft by taking is a reportable crime. bucolic_frolic Nov 14 #1

C'mon... it's not theft if they tell you about it up front. Happy Hoosier Nov 14 #8

Pricing everything as "$XX.99" while not using pennies GreatGazoo Nov 14 #2

yes. but who buys only one item at a store each time they visit Jerry2144 Nov 14 #11

There are billions of pennies ITAL Nov 14 #3

Yes. This whole thing is odd? People don't think. Srkdqltr Nov 14 #5

There are gazillions of pennies. They just stopped making them. They aren't making folks turn them in. Srkdqltr Nov 14 #4

Cash them in soon. NT Happy Hoosier Nov 14 #6

Yes. I thought that. Srkdqltr Nov 14 #7

They haven't had pennies in Canada for years Freddie Nov 14 #9

Do they plain not exist ITAL Nov 14 #10

Honestly don't know Freddie Nov 14 #12