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The last ever American penny (as the article text clarifies). Don't any other countries with a "dollar" use the same name for their 1-cent pieces?

> The penny costs nearly four cents to mint, more than the coin’s worth.

Wow. I think it was only something like 1.5c (in the local market) when Canada gave up on them.



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