Making Cents with Questions

Multiple Choice

According to the passage, why did the United States Mint stop making pennies in 2025?

• Because Lincoln is no longer president.

• Because it cost more money to make a penny than a penny is worth.

• The United States Mint made its last penny at the Philadelphia plant.

Multiple Choice

Why is the penny no longer necessary?

• People still need pennies.

• Pennies are too easy to lose.

• You don’t need pennies because we have nickels.

• Because most people use credit cards instead of cash.

Open Ended

Explain how the modernization of the American wallet contributed to the decision to stop making pennies.

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the "Omega" symbol on the last pennies?

• It is the last letter of the Greek alphabet, and it was used to show the end of production.

• The final set also includes the canceled molds used to make those pennies.

• It is not significant.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the passage best supports the author's claim that stopping minting does not mean pennies will disappear right away?

• A penny could buy things people used every day, like a loaf of bread.

• Those rare pennies now sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

• People still find lucky pennies on the ground, and phrases like 'a penny saved is a penny earned' are still used.

• A few Lincoln cents from 1943 were accidentally made of copper instead of steel.

Open Ended

What is one question you still have about the history or future of U.S. coins after reading this passage?