There's no evidence the Mint ever claimed to have stopped penny production in April 2023. Its own data shows billions have been minted since then.

The U.S. Mint said in fiscal 2024, it took about 3.69 cents to produce and distribute one penny, a 20.2% increase from 2023.

President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to stop making the coins ... the U.S. Mint said it costs about 3.69 cents to make a penny. It said the cost to make pennies and nickels have been more ...

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

President Donald Trump has ordered the production of U.S pennies to stop as of Sunday night. Now, Governor Jared Polis, ...

Phrases such as penny for your thoughts or stop being a penny-pincher may have to change — pun intended. President ... the annual U.S. Mint report said it takes about 3.69 cents to produce ...

“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents,” Trump posted on his social ...

With the penny potentially about to become extinct as a result of President Donald Trump's guidance to the Treasury Department to stop production of the one-cent coin, attention may perhaps soon ...

(NEXSTAR) — In a move potentially foretold by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), it seems the U.S. could be on the verge of ending penny production. President Donald Trump on Sunday ...