That's how much it cost the U.S. Mint to make a one-cent coin last year, up from 2.1 cents in 2021. In fact, the agency lost $85.3 million last year on the pennies it produced. But scrapping them ...

President Donald Trump announced Sunday he’s ordered his administration to cease production of the 1-cent coin, whose buying power is long past its prime.

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The idea of doing away with our smallest denomination is not new. The call to cut the penny has been growing louder in recent years, thanks in large part to one simple fact. it costs more to produce a ...

With President Donald Trump setting his sights on the U.S. Mint’s production of pennies, the penny debate has been given ...

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Trump says he'll order the Treasury Department to halt penny production to save money. Costly nickels, however, could cancel out savings.

In a move aimed at reducing government expenditure, President Donald Trump has directed the U.S. Treasury Department to cease ...

Phasing out the penny could result in needing to make more nickels, and the U.S. Treasury Department loses far more money on ...

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