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The U.S. government spends significantly more than five cents to produce a single nickel. This high production cost has led many economists to debate whether the nickel should be eliminated, following similar discussions about the penny.

You may have a penny that is worth a lot more than a penny.

Taco Bell released a statement confirming that changes to the menu are coming and that some of the rumors were true, although what was portrayed in other stories did not get everything quite right.

A petition to remove the statue of Christopher Columbus on the Parkway in Utica is gaining steam, gathering over 500 signatures.

Many of us when breaking a dollar end up discarding our spare change into a jar at home and forgetting about it, or generously plunking it into the many charity drop-boxes including that iconic red Salvation Army kettle.  But out of all of the coins that have been circulating for centuries, is Benjamin Franklin’s penny actually ready for retirement?