Is this a joke?

I read something about the US mint stopping the production of pennies. Anyone know anything about this? What I found says that the US mint will stop producing pennies on April 1rst 2023. April fools day. But it's also National One Cent Day. ???

https://cashmoneylife.com/us-mint-cease-penny-production/

https://www.newswire.com/news/what-...htning twice.-,The U.S.,This is the real deal.

https://marketrealist.com/p/why-do-we-still-have-pennies/

https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=408045

I'm just confused....

 

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Not really a joke... they planned to quit penny production in 2023 but then decided against it... the 1st article you posted was an april fools joke about them changing their minds...

 

Thank you!

 

2nd thread this week...

 

The Mint makes pennies?
Since when?

I'm just confused also!

 

What’s a Penny?

 

The Mint makes cents. Sometimes, that is. Other times, they don't make any cents at all. LOL

 

Someone should contact these guys and have them fix this.

https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/circulating-coins/penny

 

They call them that on their own website. Its been used for so long its nomenclature now and has been for quite a while

 

I know that.. I'm just being silly!

 

But in the end… they make their fair share of cash. Lol

 

The second link in the OP looks to have been based on the story in the first link!
It refers to the "Early April" story.
To my knowledge and to my own mistakes the mint hadn't ever planned on ending production of the cent (US PENNY) its not really up to the mint, its up to government legislation. Lots of fall out from that satire article, and it gets re-dated and recirculated about every year.
Now, I do know for fact that there has been on more than one occasion where certain members of congress has brought forth bills to end production of the Cent, but thus far none has ever passed a vote.

 

Just gonna add this crap to the list of things that are certain...

Birth
Death
Taxes
April Fools Jokes
Morons that fall for them
Free Nom Noms for Corgis

 

I agree....

At least I know I'm not the only one...

 

1/100 of a £
Before 1966 1/240 of a £

 

Before 1971 1/240 of a £ (Decimalisation Day 15th Feb 1971)

 

I guess I'll have to write my Congressmen/women and suggest a no-brainer (so it probably will not be considered) to stop production of circulating cents but continue to produce bronze business strikes and bronze proofs for collectors. Win-win situation in that the US Mint will stop losing money on the circulating cents and make money by selling the bronze business strikes and proofs for a profit, all the while keeping the Lincoln cent alive and well. In that way we will also be rid of the zincolns!

 

Yes but the new coins started circulating before then, 15 Feb 1971 was when the official change over happened and Believe that was the day the old coins became obsolete.