Before the penny, for 64 years, Americans had the half-penny. But like the half-penny, the 1-cent coin has now outlived its ...

President Trump isn't the first politician to call for the end of the penny — but getting rid of it may not be easy. The ...

Jerry Petros, the owner of Alliance Coins and Jewelry in Alliance, said the U.S. should have dumped pennies years ago.

President Donald Trump’s surprise order comes after decades of unsuccessful efforts to pitch the penny. Here’s a look at some ...

President Trump said he wants the U.S. Treasury to stop making pennies. Can he do a penny drop? Does it need Congressional approval? What we know.

Trump's halt on "wasteful" penny production penny production could cause the value of the rarest one-cent coins to surge.

Las Vegas City Hall does not display nor possess a photo of the mayor considered “the most controversial” in the town’s ...

Most of us handle change without a second thought. They’re more nuisance than necessity, but every so often, an ordinary-looking coin turns out to be worth a staggering sum. A number of rare U.S.

around 40% of the 11.4 billion coins for circulation produced,” the post read in part.The US Mint in 2023 reported it circulated around 4.1 billion pennies. In fiscal year 2024, the US Mint said ...

New York (CNN) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has a new target to cut down costs: the US penny. DOGE said on X that the penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost US ...