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See a penny, pick it up? In the future, probably not as often — and, some say, that matters
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FILE - Freshly-made pennies sit in a bin at the U.S. Mint in Denver on Aug. 15, 2007. - photo by AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File
NEW YORK (AP) — Ask someone for their thoughts: Could it now cost you a nickel? If you want to call somebody stingy, would you say they're a quarter-pincher? And if they spend money unwisely, are they now dime-wise but pound-foolish?