Trump directs halt to 1-cent coin minting over rising expenses Trump orders cessation of penny production amid rising costs ...

However, some of the most valuable 50-cent pieces sell to coin collectors ... The 1838-O capped bust half dollar was the first coin minted at the New Orleans Mint and an SP64-graded coin sold ...

Electronic purchases were still billed to the nearest cent. The move came after New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, and others dropped their lowest-denomination coins. After dropping the ...

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. to stop minting pennies. His surprise announcement comes after decades of unsuccessful efforts to phase out the 1-cent coin. Advocates for ditching the ...

President Trump said Sunday that he had asked the U.S. Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, part of an effort to ...

Australia also got rid of its penny, and New Zealand got rid of its one-, two-, and five-cent coins. Also, the U.S. got rid its half-cent coin back in 1857. The zinc industry isn’t much of a fan ...