Pennies, an early Trump second term target, rival marbles and 8-track players as American artifacts

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A penny saved is a penny … urned?

The possible impending death of the penny has piggy banks, give-a-penny-take-a-penny jars, and manufacturers of coin wrappers a bit nervous. In a move that would put the United States alongside Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, the big deal commonwealth countries, more or less, President Donald Trump said he no longer wants the U.S. to bother rolling out new pennies because the cost to the nation is too great.

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