30 surprising ways to use pennies

If you feel that pennies are a pain to count and a pain to roll, a penny is probably the last coin you reach for when paying for merchandise. And since it costs more than two cents to manufacture a single penny, according to a Huffington Post article, you might agree with the 34 percent of Americans who feel it is time to bid this coin farewell.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the penny is going away anytime soon. However, even if you don't spend pennies in day-to-day transactions, there are plenty of ways to make good use of these coins. Here are 30 surprising uses for old pennies.

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