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The Coin That Cost More Than Itself: The End of the US Penny
A C2 Ukrainian satirical column on the last circulating one-cent coin (12 November 2025), its production cost and the Treasury's non-binding guidance on rounding cash totals.
Irony and understatement recoverable from context: «Чи варто платити понад три з половиною цента, щоб мати один?» (is it worth paying more than three and a half cents to have one?), «Ця симетрія переконує доти, доки ваша кава не закінчується трійкою.», «зникає з каси, зате лишається на екрані термінала».
An original satirical column (the voice is invented and is not a real columnist) on the end of circulating one-cent production. The date, place and 232 years are attributed to the US Mint; the production cost, legal-tender status, rounding to five cents and card payments to the US Treasury FAQ of 23 December 2025, whose recommendations are non-binding.
