Trump orders Treasury to stop minting pennies. How much copper is in a penny? Here's how much it cost to mint a penny.

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The United States has moved into new and uncharted territory after President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Mint to stop ...

Can he do that? It’s not clear. But President Trump is right when he says that pennies “literally cost us more than 2 cents.” ...

President Donald Trump speaks as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick, right ...

Every penny costs 3.7 cents to manufacture and the U.S. Treasury lost $85.3 million in 2024 producing them, the U.S. Mint ...

President Donald Trump said he wants to end the production of pennies, calling them “wasteful.” Each coin costs 3.7 cents to ...

Washington, DC, Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) announced today that it is releasing the fifth and final coin in the five-year First Amendment to the United States ...

President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. “For far too long the United States has ...