Elon Musk's DOGE may look to audit the U.S. government's gold reserves as conspiracy theories circulate about gold missing from federal depositories such as Fort Knox.
Canada did away with its one-cent coin more than a decade ago. It could offer insight into what the U.S. may be on the verge ...
When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...
When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...
A group of 30 tourists stood in the foyer of t Mint on Tuesday afternoon, surrounded by the sparking marble sourced from ...
For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful! Trump ...
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 ...
As part of his plan to cut alleged federal government waste, President Donald Trump is literally pinching pennies, ordering ...
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he had ordered the Treasury secretary to stop producing pennies, saying minting each coin costs more than 2 cents.
Around 4.1 billion pennies were circulated in 2023, costing the American taxpayers over $179 million. In 2024, $85 million.
Sign up While it’s not clear how the penny will be taken out of circulation or if Congressional approval is required, one ...
Across the other coins — the dime, quarter, and half-dollar — the situation is much better. Per the latest U.S. Mint report, ...