Half dollar and $1 coins are produced as collectibles, though they still may be ordered by the Federal Reserve for circulation and used as legal tender, according to the U.S. Mint. Even certain ...

When President Donald Trump announced his intention to eliminate the penny Sunday, he cited the rising cost of producing the coin. Data from the U.S. Treasury shows it’s not the only coin that costs ...

In 2021, the Guiness Book of World Records named Switzerland's 10 centimes coin, minted since 1879 by Switzerland's Federal Mint (Swissmint) as the "oldest coin design still in circulation." ...

and precious metals enthusiasts are buying these coins in bulk in anticipation of Trump’s order coming through. Should the U.S. Mint and the federal government end the ban on melting down ...

According to the U.S. Mint, Congress is the body that approves every coin it produces. The Coinage Act of April 2, 1792 established the Mint and the regulation of coins in the United States. There was ...

That’ll be ten dollars and two cents,” says the clerk. That’s not much if you shop right. My Early Thursday wine and Swamp ...

Nowadays, 60 years and 15 billion coins in, the Mint employs 170 human staff members and uses several robots, named Titan, ...

From halting cent production to quietly pulling the Jan. 6 Congressional Gold Medal replica, the U.S. Mint is making waves.

A measure has been introduced to allow for the creation of a $250 note for the nation's semiquincentennial which would bear ...

The mint makes its money by selling the coins to the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank at face value, despite lower production costs. These numbers fluctuated recently, though. According to a 2024 report ...