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 ...

A group of 30 tourists stood in the foyer of t Mint on Tuesday afternoon, surrounded by the sparking marble sourced from ...

Over the weekend, President Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting pennies, citing wastefulness. The price of ...

The penny has been in the crosshairs of Trump officials since he took office. Last month, DOGE, the department run by Tesla ...

New England numismatists have conflicting feelings about the potential end to a coin that has survived more than 200 years of ...

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.

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.

"For far too long the United States has minted ... $0.037 — up from $0.031 the year before. The mint also loses money on the nickel, with each of the $0.05 coins costing nearly $0.14 to make.

President Donald Trump announced Sunday he’s ordered his administration to cease production of the 1-cent coin, whose buying power is long past its prime.

“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally ... The penny was one of the first coins the U.S. Mint made shortly after its establishment in 1792. Once larger and ...