TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Local retailers are beginning to feel the impact of a national penny shortage and are asking customers to consider paying with exact cash or electronic payment methods.
Earlier this year, the Treasury Department announced that the U.S. Mint will stop producing new pennies once it runs out of blank templates used to make the mostly copper and zinc coins, effectively beginning the elimination of the penny.
Local retailers like the Lambertville Kroger are putting customers on notice about the shortage…