Mamma Mia! Penny Production Plunges! No More 'Here We Go!' For Cents?

It's a Me! Mario... Reporting on Pennies?!

It's a me Mario! And I'm here to tell you something a crazy! Apparently those little ol' pennies? They're a going away! The U.S. Treasury they're saying 'no more' to making new ones. Can you believe it? It's like a Bowser finally retiring! But instead of fire it's just…less cents. Wahoo! But what's a going on?

Penny Pinching Problems: More Expensive Than a Super Mushroom!

So the story is making these pennies costs more than they're worth! Like a trying to buy a Super Mushroom with a single coin! Senator Mike Lee is even saying it's costing taxpayers millions – almost four times what they're even worth! 'Make Sense Not Cents Act?' More like 'Make Cents…Make Sense!' You know? He's got a point! 'Here we go!' into the details...

From Copper to Zinc: A Penny's Sad a Story!

Back in the day pennies were made of copper nice and shiny! But now? They're mostly zinc with a little copper on the outside. It's like a putting a tiny mustache on a Goomba and calling it a 'Mario'! The U.S. Mint they think stopping penny production will save them millions in materials. 'It's a me Zinc io!' Uh oh!

114 Billion Pennies! That's More Than Stars in the Sky!

There are 114 BILLION pennies floating around! That's more than all the stars in the Mushroom Kingdom! And it costs the government almost $200 million a year just to keep making them! Even a Trump he's saying it's 'so wasteful!' Time to clean up the budget 'even if it's a penny at a time!' Wahoo!

Rounding Up…or Down? The Great Nickel Debate!

So what happens when you can't get a penny anymore? Well businesses will have to round prices to the nearest nickel! That means maybe you pay a little more maybe a little less. Who knows? It's like a playing the lottery with your spare change! Just a remember no more throwing pennies into fountains okay?

Game Over Pennies? Not Quite Yet!

Don't a worry pennies won't disappear overnight! It'll take a few years. But the writing is on the wall folks. The penny's days are numbered. So what will we do with all that extra space in our pockets? Maybe fill it with mushrooms! Or Fire Flowers! Or maybe just… nothing! But it's a sad day for small change. Wahoo! (But also maybe good for saving money?) It's complicated!