Congress, the Supreme Court, the central bank, the President’s House — all national institutions that graced Philadelphia when it was the nation’s capital in the 1790s — left long ago for Washington, ...

President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of ...

Every penny costs 3.7 cents to manufacture and the U.S. Treasury lost $85.3 million in 2024 producing them, the U.S. Mint ...

Launched in 2021 and continuing through 2025, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin Series reflects the five freedoms enumerated in the First Amendment to the ...

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.

The Coinage Act of April 2, 1792 established the Mint and the regulation of coins in the United States. There was a relatively recent attempt to fix the issue. A bill introduced by U.S. Sen.

Unlike living creatures or fads, coins don’t become extinct due to ecological changes, predators, overexposure or boredom. Instead, the U.S. Mint simply stops making them, which puts them into ...

I have instructed by Secretary of the US ... Government Accountability Office studied whether the change could be made permanent. In 2023, H.R. 2817 was introduced to change the composition of ...