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For Hayley McLucas, collecting pressed pennies isn’t just a hobby — it’s a passion. The cash teller, 34, from Portland, Oregon, has spent years gathering the 700 flattened souvenirs from places all over the world, each one marking a memory, a moment, or a destination. But with President Donald Trump’s proposal to discontinue the penny, Hayley and other collectors are left wondering what will happen to the pastime they love. “My mom and I had previously discussed that the Trump people were talking about getting rid of the penny before because it costs two to three cents per each penny,”…