The president isn't the first person to call for an end to the penny, and this issue is deeper than wasteful spending.

Nickels are only worth 5 cents but cost a whopping 13.8 cents to make. It’s unclear whether President Donald Trump alone has ...

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. to stop minting pennies. His surprise announcement comes after decades of ...

President Donald Trump said he’s instructed the Secretary of the US Treasury to stop making new pennies, writing that they ...

Amid the recent flurry of Trump's often contentious executive orders, he announced Sunday night that he'd ordered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt the production of the 1-cent coins ...

New England numismatists have conflicting feelings about the potential end to a coin that has survived more than 200 years of ...

The penny, whose face value is a modest 1 cent, cost about 3.7 cents to make last year. They aren’t the only expensive coin.

Trump directs halt to 1-cent coin minting over rising expenses Trump orders cessation of penny production amid rising costs ...

But does making cents really make no sense? Here’s what to know.

How much does it cost to make a penny? For fiscal year 2024, the annual U.S. Mint report said it takes about 3.69 cents to produce and distribute one penny, a 20.2% increase from 2023. The increase ...

President Donald Trump toured a Boeing airplane to check out new hardware and technology features and highlight the aircraft ...

"It can be a nuisance," an East Meadow diner manager said of trying to locate pennies to make change for customers.