Here’s a look at the history of the penny and why it could be going away
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 ...
Trump is ‘right’ to order the US to ditch the ‘stupid’ penny, Kevin O’Leary says
President Donald Trump is one cent away from scrapping the US penny and ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary is agreeing with him.
Cal Thomas: Demise of the penny makes cents
President Trump has ordered the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies to save money. It costs almost four cents to make ...
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What the Heck Happened to the Penny?
If you wonder why the penny is going the way of the dodo bird, try to find a penny gumball machine. A penny simply isn’t ...
It costs nearly four cents to make one penny. The nickel costs even more
President Donald Trump said he’s instructed the Secretary of the US Treasury to stop making new pennies, writing that they “literally cost us more than 2 cents.” He’s right — in fact, each US penny ...
As Trump aims to ax the penny, these are the coins that cost more than they're worth
When President Donald Trump announced his intention to eliminate the penny Sunday, he cited the rising cost of producing the coin. Data from the U.S. Treasury shows it’s not the only coin that costs ...
How much does it cost to make a penny, and are we ‘losing’ money on other coins?
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).
Exploring the penny question
With President Donald Trump setting his sights on the U.S. Mint’s production of pennies, the penny debate has been given ...