Why the nickel may vanish just like the penny

Yahoo Finance

Jan 9, 2026

U.S. Money Reserve President & Former Mint Director, Philip Diehl, spoke to Yahoo Finance on what’s to come with currency after the penny elimination and how the nickel may be next after the suspension of the penny being minted. 

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