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<p>[QUOTE="norantyki, post: 7501287, member: 118879"]Cause congress said so... From the treasury website:</p><p><br /></p><p>"As the United States Mint produces the coins that Congress mandates, it does not have the authority to abolish a unit of currency. If directed to do so by legislation enacted by the Congress and signed by the President, the Treasury Department would again study phasing out the penny."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="norantyki, post: 7501287, member: 118879"]Cause congress said so... From the treasury website: "As the United States Mint produces the coins that Congress mandates, it does not have the authority to abolish a unit of currency. If directed to do so by legislation enacted by the Congress and signed by the President, the Treasury Department would again study phasing out the penny."[/QUOTE]
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