How Trump might get rid of the penny — and what could come next for your pocket change
Trump said he wants the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies because of their high manufacturing costs.
Making change: Trump tells US Treasury to stop making pennies. What if we drop the penny?
President Trump said he wants the U.S. Treasury to stop making pennies. Can he do a penny drop? Does it need Congressional ...
Is Eliminating The Penny Equitable? Its Cost Taxpayers $250,000,000 Over The Past Two Years.
Around 4.1 billion pennies were circulated in 2023, costing the American taxpayers over $179 million. In 2024, $85 million.
Few mourn the US penny as Trump moves to kill it
Nour Ismail, a cashier at the All-Star Deli & Grocery in Manhattan, says the handful of pennies tossed into the bodega's tip ...
How much does it cost to mint a penny? Trump orders end of penny production
The penny has been in the crosshairs of Trump officials since he took office. Last month, DOGE, the department run by Tesla ...
Will prices be affected by Trump removing penny from circulation? Economists weigh in
For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents,” the president said in a ...
Is eliminating the penny a good idea? Other countries have already done it
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting the penny, reviving the debate over the future of ...
People in Hazard give their ‘two cents’ on the penny problem
People in Eastern Kentucky are still using the one-cent coin. Chas Gayheart said pennies make sense. “Well I just have never ...
Getting rid of the penny introduces a new problem: nickels
President Donald Trump says he has ordered the US Mint to stop making pennies, which he correctly says cost more than one cent to produce.