Trump's plan to scrap the penny spikes interest for coin collectors
Every penny costs 3.7 cents to manufacture and the U.S. Treasury lost $85.3 million in 2024 producing them, the U.S. Mint ...
Can the president really kill off the penny – and should he?
In the middle of Super Bowl LIX, President Donald Trump posted on social media that he was getting rid of the penny. Since the lowly penny in 2024 cost about 3.7 cents to make – meaning the government ...
Will the humble penny finally be discontinued? Trump tells the Treasury Department to stop making the coins
Economists have called for the elimination of the penny for decades, but Trump’s authority to unilaterally do so is far from ...
Few mourn the US penny as Trump moves to kill it
Nour Ismail, a cashier at the All-Star Deli & Grocery in Manhattan, says the handful of pennies tossed into the bodega's tip ...
So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. to stop minting pennies. His surprise announcement comes after decades of ...
Is eliminating the penny a good idea? Other countries have already done it
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting the penny, reviving the debate over the future of ...
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Penny purge unlikely to impact Arizona copper mines
Most copper mined in the U.S. comes from Arizona. But President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement he will halt production ...
Nation’s sole supplier of penny blanks prepares for possible phase out
President Donald Trump directed the United States Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing the cost to make pennies surpasses the value.
Trump has made the penny his currency target - but it’s the nickel he should worry about
Trump has made the penny his currency target - but it’s the nickel he should worry about - Ending the penny could drive up ...