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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 26053555, member: 4626&quot;]I just don&#039;t see it happening anytime soon, because if the cost of minting the penny, and the lack of need for it, were considerations, we would have stopped years ago.&nbsp; But when the public objects to it, they back off.&nbsp; Canada got rid of their penny in 2013; I don&#039;t know if there were significant objections to it or not, but they just did it.&nbsp; (Different political attitudes for reasons it might be a violation to attempt to discuss here lol so I&#039;ll just say there are indeed differences without speculating as to why.)&nbsp; If it worked that way here there already wouldn&#039;t be a penny anymore.</p><p><br /></p><p>Will it go away eventually?&nbsp; I think realistically cash will go away entirely before they single out the penny specifically.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have a crystal ball but that&#039;s my guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is not me defending the penny; it would make practical sense to get rid of it.&nbsp; The nickel too for that matter.&nbsp; And replace $1 bills with coins.&nbsp; But the public resists change if they find it inconvenient, and there&#039;s not a lot of motivation to push back against the resistance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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