Canadian Government Retires Its Penny

NPR | Feb. 04, 2013 9:09 a.m.

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The Canadian mint stops distributing pennies on Monday. Canada stopped making one-cent coins last year to cut costs, since each penny cost 1.6 cents to make. Most stores will round out change to the nearest five cents.

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