Here’s our two cents on the penny: Time to cash it in | EDITORIAL
If your bill comes to 98 cents and you hand the seller a dollar, you expect to get your two cents back. Inflation hit ...
Penny for their thoughts? Coin collectors, dealers, imagine a cent-less world.
New England numismatists have conflicting feelings about the potential end to a coin that has survived more than 200 years of ...
Trump promised no new pennies — here’s how that would work
The president could promptly end the production of new pennies, but phasing out the coin would take time and mean changes at ...
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Trump says he has directed US Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost
President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the cost of producing ...
Getting rid of the penny introduces a new problem: nickels
President Donald Trump says he has ordered the US Mint to stop making pennies, which he correctly says cost more than one cent to produce.
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EDITORIAL | A Penny Saved? Trump's plan to get rid of the cent makes a lot of sense
It's not clear if Trump has the power to simply do away with the penny. The Constitution gives Congress control of currency ...
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Making pennies is a money-loser. Making nickels is worse.
Both of those might be fun to revive. The problem with the penny is that it costs a lot to make. The U.S. Mint’s 2024 annual report indicates that the total production cost of a penny last year ...