Donald Trump’s penny proposal would eliminate 1 in 2 coins minted in the U.S.—but nickels are the real villains
The president says he’s killed off production of money-losing pennies, but nickels cost even more money to make—and we'd need ...
A penny for their thoughts: Americans say ‘time to move on’ from the coin
President Trump ordered the Treasury department to stop production of pennies. Here's how Americans are responding to the ...
How much does it cost to make a penny, and are we ‘losing’ money on other coins?
Per the latest U.S. Mint report, it costs less than six cents to make a dime ($0.0576). To make a quarter, it cost about 15 cents ($0.1468), and nearly 34 cents for a half-dollar ($0.3397).
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A Penny Spurned: Does the Lesser Coin Still Make Sense?
The penny’s fate remains uncertain. No executive order has been published regarding the president’s penny directive, and the ...
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Here’s a look at the history of the penny and why it could be going away
When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...
Local coin shop discusses whether or not a stop to penny production would affect it’s value
Penny production could soon be no more after President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has ordered the U.S. Treasury ...
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 ...
Making change: Trump tells US Treasury to stop making pennies. What if we drop the penny?
President Trump said he wants the U.S. Treasury to stop making pennies. Can he do a penny drop? Does it need Congressional ...