Elon Musk's influence and outspoken nature have brought renewed attention to the debate over whether the penny still has a ...

Eliminating the penny is more than a practical cost-saving measure. It’s a test of our willingness to confront outdated ...

The inertia is understandable. Pennies are an annoyance for many people, but they do have a long and storied history in America.

In Sculptural Copper: Saved from the Smelter, visitors will explore an array of copper specimens that these miners collected ...

In 1857, the penny got reduced to its current size. In 1909, Abraham Lincoln became the first president featured on an coin. The idea of getting rid of a small denomination coin like the penny has ...

Trump has put Musk, the world's richest man and the CEO of Tesla, X, and SpaceX, in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, which is not actually a federal agency, but more of a small ...

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In a post on X, President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, led by billionaire Elon Musk, took aim at the cost of minting the 1-cent coin, a price tag that’s increased 20% in the last ...

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

The penny was first minted in 1909 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and was the first coin to feature a presidents portrait.