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Discover whether President Trump's proposal to eliminate the penny is legally possible and how it could impact cash usage.

With the penny potentially about to become extinct as a result of President Donald Trump's guidance to the Treasury Department to stop production of the one-cent coin, attention may perhaps soon ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since Congress has failed to eliminate the penny in the past, Trump is trying to do so via a direct order to the Treasury ...

The fashion world pondered the future of the iconic shoe after learning that a presidential order might eliminate the penny.

"For far too long the United States has minted pennies, which literally cost us more than 2 cents," Trump wrote in a post to ...

"It can be a nuisance," an East Meadow diner manager said of trying to locate pennies to make change for customers.

As part of his plan to cut alleged federal government waste, President Donald Trump has ordered the end of the penny.

Trump’s halt to minting of pennies won’t harm Arizona copper industryMost copper mined in the U.S. comes from Arizona. But ...