3 BRILLIANT MINUTES: Ditch the pennies [Video]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Brad Spakowitz sets science aside to discuss news and politics and your loose change jar.

He’s seen reports that President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, wants to get rid of the penny as the cost of materials to mint new pennies is going up.

In today’s 3 BRILLIANT MINUTES, find out how much each newly minted penny costs to make and distribute (hint: It’s more than a penny).

And learn how other countries got rid of their smallest coins (the Canadian government did it in 2012, calling the penny “more of a nuisance than a useful coin”).

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