President Donald Trump wants the US to stop making pennies due to the high cost. At least one expert agrees, saying it's not ...

The penny has been around for almost as long as the United States itself. It survived the Civil War, the Great Depression and decades of politicians complaining that it wasn’t worth the trouble.

Now he has set his sights on the humble penny. The Lincoln one-cent coin could be scrapped, with Trump ordering the Treasury Department and U.S. Mint to stop producing the coins. That followed an ...

Better count your pennies. They may be on the way out the door. President Donald Trump said he has told the U.S. Treasury Department to stop minting pennies. The coin has been in circulation for ...

Phrases such as penny for your thoughts or stop being a penny-pincher may have to change — pun intended. President Trump said Sunday he told the U.S. Treasury Department to stop minting pennies.