Winston-Salem adjusts payments with new rounding rules amid penny shortage

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The penny has stopped being minted back in November. Now, the Triad is feeling its effects.

Winston-Salem is experiencing a penny shortage now that the one cent coin is no longer being made.

For the time being, the city has announced rounding up guidelines for when pennies are not available for exact change and when the difference can’t be applied or carried over in the billing system…

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