A penny-pinching tactic proposed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency could be getting rid of the penny itself.

Musk isn’t introducing a novel idea. For years, people have advocated eliminating the penny, as pennies are rarely spent as ...

Elon Musk's DOGE is taking aim at the U.S. penny, pointing out that it costs more to manufacture than it's worth.

The official X account for DOGE, the reform department headed by billionaire Elon Musk, shared facts about penny production ...

The Department of Government Efficiency hinted it may be looking to eliminate the penny. Elon Musk's initiative says production of the coin is costing taxpayers millions of dollars.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ... When it was first produced, the coin was larger and made of pure copper. Today’s smaller coin is made mostly of zinc, according to the ...

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ... The rising cost of metals, including zinc and copper, is part of the reason it’s getting more expensive to make the coin.

Grant Vowles lives in regional Tasmania and used to be on the NBN until he switched to a satellite competitor due to ...

Billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ... Pennies are mostly made of zinc, with a copper overlay to give them their distinctive color. While zinc's price fluctuates from ...