Andy Rooney's penny test | 60 Minutes Archive

60 Minutes Rewind. >> Tonight I want to talk to you about pennies. There 91 billion pennies in circulation according to the US Mint.Stores don't think that's enough. I think it's too many. Trouble is, those pennies are not in circulation.Stores run out of pennies because the pennies are all home in jars in our kitchens or in boxes in our bedrooms. Every night we empty our pockets of pennies. Next day we come home with more.Pennies are produced by sales taxes and by stores that charge $1.99% for things. Tues ...