Phasing out the penny could result in needing to make more nickels, and the U.S. Treasury Department loses far more money on ...

US President Donald Trump has ordered a halt to the minting of pennies, the coins denoting a cent of the dollar, over high ...

President Trump said Sunday that he had asked the U.S. Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, part of an effort to cut down on what he called wasteful government spending.

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 ...

Unlike living creatures or fads, coins don't become extinct due to ecological changes, predators, overexposure or boredom.

The President took to social media to say he thinks we should stop minting new pennies, calling the 1-cent coin 'wasteful'.

Trump’s reasoning? The penny is a money-loser. Each 1-cent penny costs 3.69 cents to produce and distribute, according to the ...

With President Donald Trump setting his sights on the U.S. Mint’s production of pennies, the penny debate has been given renewed attention.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans have a message for the penny: Good riddance. Around the country, people of all ages are ...

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 Donald Trump announced that the United States would cease minting pennies, calling the coin “wasteful.” “For far ...

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).