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, ...

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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).

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.