Sad About the Penny
By OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (95363)
Arvada, Colorado
May 23, 2025 2:10pm CST
I like pennies.
Anyway, you may have heard they will stop making them in 2026.
Won't things be more expensive then?
No more penny candies
They will be 5 cents I guess.
They will round stuff up to 5, so the article says.
What do you think?
Sincerely,
A Boomer sad about pennies
They will be 5 cents I guess.
They will round stuff up to 5, so the article says.
What do you think?
Sincerely,
A Boomer sad about pennieshttps://people.com/treasury-discontinues-pennies-starting-2026-what-happens-next-11740874?hid=3b4dd9c8c2250f7ed0d495770f0c882606e18d64&did=17835816-20250523&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ppl-news_newsletter&utm_content=052325&lctg=3b4dd9c8c2
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15 responses
@RebeccasFarm (95363)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 May
Thanks for getting it Judy..its not about the money, its sentimental.
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@allknowing (149217)
• India
23 May
You can stack a few They will have value after a few years
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@RebeccasFarm (95363)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 May
It is not the monetary value I am after, just sentimental. Though winning the lottery would be fantastic.
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@celticeagle (176785)
• Boise, Idaho
23 May
I like pennies too. I have been hearing this for some time now. I can understand why they are doing it. My ex used to throw pennies away. I made good lot of good money by scavenging for them. He threw them on the floor of his truck, and I'd just pick them up. I don't think there is any penny candy anymore, is there?
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@RebeccasFarm (95363)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 May
There was some penny candy here at a store in Golden, CO.
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@celticeagle (176785)
• Boise, Idaho
24 May
@RebeccasFarm .......I haven't seen any in years.
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@DaddyEvil (152877)
• United States
24 May
I don't use pennies anymore but I still have about a cupful of them put away. Mostly wheat pennies and a couple of pennies that are double-stamped that are worth a LOT more than a penny...
I have two pennies that have Lincoln's tie double-stamped. They're supposed to be worth about $400 each, or were several years ago. I put them into tiny Ziploc baggies and kept them.
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@RebeccasFarm (95363)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 May
@DaddyEvil Yes I have seen them..I had a good lot myself but sold them years ago like a fool.
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@DaddyEvil (152877)
• United States
24 May
@RebeccasFarm I hope their price will go up more and Pretty can sell them some day... I have a lot of coins that are supposed to be worth money that I'm hoping will keep increasing in value.
Have you seen the walking liberty silver dollars? I bought two of them for $10 each back when I was in my early twenties. Supposedly, they're worth around $150 each now. They're uncirculated...
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@RasmaSandra (86774)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 May
Do you mean to tell me there will never by anymore pennies from Heaven?
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@RebeccasFarm (95363)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 May
I didn't know there were any..least not around here.
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@DaddyEvil (152877)
• United States
24 May
Do you remember about ten years ago when Walmart hung umbrellas upside down through their stores and people kept throwing pennies/small change into them? Walmart cashed all that change out and supposedly donated it to charity.
I know from our store alone (Republic, Missouri), they donated around $500 when they took those umbrellas down.
They called it "Pennies from Heaven".
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@dgobucks226 (36700)
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24 May
No more 4 pennies back as change. 
I've always said my goal was to die penniless. Looks like the government beat me to it, lol.
I've always said my goal was to die penniless. Looks like the government beat me to it, lol.2 people like this
@indiandevil (2478)
• Canada
24 May
It's sad to lose something that you are used to. The penny was discontinued here years ago, it was hard to adjust to, but you do get used to it. We also replaced the one and two dollar bills with coins. That was also a challenge but in time, you may always remember the penny but will get used to not using it.
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@RebeccasFarm (95363)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 May
Yes in time none of this will matter in the end Dawn.
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@kareng (77302)
• United States
27 May
@RebeccasFarm Yeah it is sad. Those pieces of history!
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@RebeccasFarm (95363)
• Arvada, Colorado
25 May
There was some here until very recently. In Golden, CO just up the road here until it was shut down..sad.
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@Fishmomma (11463)
• United States
25 May
I am sad about the penny, as its one more thing that will be gone. It will just cost more to buy items.
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@ARIES1973 (11963)
• Legaspi, Philippines
24 May
I haven't been able to use one cent because the smallest denomination in our place is 5 cents. Even those 5 cents are of no use nowadays. They just add to the weight of my coin purse.
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@RebeccasFarm (95363)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 May
Yes coins these days seem to be defunct.
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@lovebuglena (47181)
• Staten Island, New York
24 May
From what I read existing pennies will still be in use. Like you’ll be able to pay with them. But it’s sad that new pennies will no longer be made. And what about shopping in stores. Will they now round up the total so the total ends in 5 or in 0 cents?
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@RebeccasFarm (95363)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 May
Yes that is what I am talking about Lena. Thanks for getting it.
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@Dreamerby (8758)
• Calcutta, India
26 May
oh they are discontinuing pennies? Ah that hits hard...new times now
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@Beestring (15603)
• Hong Kong
24 May
We still have pennies, but I seldom use them now. In fact, I seldom pay by cash nowadays.
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