President Donald Trump said he’s instructed the Secretary of the US Treasury to stop making new pennies, writing that they “literally cost us more than 2 cents.” He’s right — in fact, each US penny ...

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 ...

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 value of the 1-cent coin has been debated for decades.

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).

President Donald Trump said he has instructed the US Treasury Secretary to stop minting new pennies, citing their high cost of production.

It is unclear whether Trump has the power to unilaterally eliminate the lowly one-cent coin. Currency specifications — including the size and metal content of coins — are dictated by ...

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt the production of ...

It includes an image of him raising his fist in the air and the words "fight, fight, fight" — a reference to his reaction ...