The penny press is here to stay coin collectors, manufacturers say

While the production of pennies might have ended earlier this year, enthusiasts can use penny press machines for years to come, experts say.
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How souvenir penny presses could survive after the end of the one-cent coin

A wheel cranks on the machine at the Independence Visitor Center, slowing with every turn until: CLINK! A reward drops out the bottom waiting to be collected. It’s a familiar, elongated penny. In its ...
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The US penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. But for one sector of souvenir sellers, it’s a living

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump talks of big change in his second term of office. But he’s not forgetting small change, either. Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop making pennies with ...
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Detroit Zoo adds 2 penny-pressing machines with 8 designs

(WXYZ) — The Detroit Zoo announced this week that it has brought in penny press machines, giving people a fun way to collect pocket-sized memories. The machines ...
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Unlucky penny: US Mint in Philadelphia to press final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled

Death of the Penny FILE - A girl uses a penny press machine at the American Dream mall, March 2, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson ...