LETTER: The loss of the penny
Blank coins wait to be the last pennies pressed at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Updated December 9, 2025 - 9:14 am
The U.S. government is not going to mint any more pennies because of the expense. I suggest that the change from every sales tax transaction ending with one, two, three or four cents — those pennies that we will not see — be delegated to go toward our national debt. According to AI copilot, It would generate $4 billion to $7 billion a year.
