"President Trump's order to freeze penny production is a perfect example of what makes this administration different. Penny production has been pointless for years. Everyone knew it, but nobody ...

were tasked with bringing the billions and billions of pennies to sorting facilities. There, the different coins would be sorted based on their metals (older pennies contained more copper while ...

“While it will be different, pennies won’t go away,” she said. “They’ll still be present in present time.” Contact the writer: 719-476-1656.

“If I see a penny on the street, I still bend over and pick it up.” Coin dealers and collectors are different. A handful of New England numismatists who spoke to the Globe do acknowledge ...

The penny is under attack, and its chances of survival are uncertain. In February 2025, President Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting the little zinc and copper coins to save on costs.

By monetary value, coins account for just 2 percent of money in circulation. Paper currency is not manufactured by the Mint and its accounting is different, but its printing is still positive for ...