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

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

Per the latest U.S. Mint report, it costs less than six cents to make a dime ($0.0576). To make a quarter, it cost about 15 cents ($0.1468), and nearly 34 cents for a half-dollar ($0.3397).