"Penny Problem"

See a penny, but don't pick it up, because according to the second half of the title of Yunji de Nies' news article "Penny Problem," it's "Not Worth Metal It's Made Of."

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  1. literally
    without exaggeration
    Not only is there nothing you can buy with a penny, it's literally not worth the metal it's made of.
  2. copper
    a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
    With the rising cost of metals like copper and zinc, that one red cent is literally putting us in the red.
  3. cost
    require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
    It costs almost 1.7 cents to make a penny
  4. mint
    a plant where money is coined by authority of the government
    Each year, the U.S. Mint makes 8 billion pennies, at a cost of $130 million.
  5. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    American taxpayers lose nearly $50 million in the process.
  6. eliminate
    do away with
    the penny should be eliminated
  7. admit
    declare to be true or accept the reality of
    but he admitted that he didn't think it was "politically doable"
  8. hearing
    (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
    Congress held a hearing
  9. proposal
    something suggested, as a plan or assumption
    a proposal to make both coins out of cheaper metals, even steel
  10. consideration
    the process of giving careful thought to something
    But for now, tossing the penny altogether is not under consideration.
  11. attachment
    a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
    One reason there is a lasting attachment to those coins is because they are a part of our country's history
  12. plenty
    a large number or amount or extent
    The penny has plenty of history.
  13. feature
    have as a prominent attribute
    It was the first U.S. coin to feature a president: Abraham Lincoln.
  14. issue
    bring out for public distribution or sale
    Next year, the mint plans to issue a new penny
  15. commemorate
    call to remembrance
    commemorating the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth
Created on Thu Aug 14 15:14:42 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Aug 15 11:43:06 EDT 2014)

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