That jangling jar of copper-colored coins sitting on your dresser just became a relic. The government ordered the last penny ...

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I am not one to spend coins. I prefer to save them. In fact, I go out of my way to make sure I get plenty of change. But I hate to carry loose change, so my husband and I routinely dump the day’s ...