Representative Mark Amodei has helped to introduce a bill that would change how coins are minted in an effort to make it more ...

Cease production of the penny, let collectors gobble up what’s left of the 1 cent coin, and there will still be one eternally ...

President Trump has ordered the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies to save money. It costs almost four cents to make ...

His company, Portland Mint, sells old pennies in bulk — 40,000 pounds (18,100 kilograms) at a time — to investors angling to ...

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

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 ...

The one cent coin costs more to produce than its value and is nearly obsolete in retail. But it has its supporters.

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 ...

Eliminating the penny via a social media post, like President Donald Trump did,, isn't just legally dubious. It could cause ...

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For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful! Trump ...

The president could promptly end the production of new pennies, but phasing out the coin would take time and mean changes at ...