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"House Sets Cash-Rounding Rules for Stores
The House passed what it called “the Common Cents Act” by voice vote, setting national rules for rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel and legally ending penny production in the U.S.
Under the new bill, if an amount has 1, 2, 6, or 7 as the last cent digit, it can generally be rounded down to the nearest nickel. On the other hand, if an amount ends with 3, 4, 8, or 9 as the last cent digit, it can be rounded up.
The legislation also authorizes the Treasury to test a redesigned, lower-cost nickel made with zinc instead of the current copper-heavy alloy. Currently, every 5-cent nickel cost nearly 14 cents to produce last year, and the U.S. Mint lost roughly $18 million on nickel production alone."
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