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The Penny Finally Drops

Small change means little

Nov 16, 2025
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James Thomas Kolbe died in 2022. He was eighty years old and retired after representing Arizona in the US House for 22 years. A moderate Republican, and openly gay, Kolbe did not live long enough to see his most famous pet project become reality when the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia stopped minting pennies last Wednesday.

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