Once larger and made of pure copper—except for 1943 when pennies were made of steel with zinc plating because copper was necessary for the war effort—the penny has since been downsized to ...

Copper shortages in 1943 led to zinc-coated steel pennies that resembled dimes, but by 1982, rising copper costs pushed the mint to today’s copper-coated zinc composition. Rising copper costs ...

They cost nearly 270% more to make than what they’re worth — but we’re only talking pocket change.Pennies, a coin purse staple since their production began in 1793, have become one of the ...

Now he has set his sights on the humble penny. The Lincoln one-cent coin could be scrapped, with Trump ordering the Treasury Department and U.S. Mint to stop producing the coins. That followed an ...

I especially treasured the World War II-era pennies, made from lightweight, gray-hued steel, minted during the years the military hoarded copper. As a historian, I came to understand the broader ...

THE BUREAU HAS NOT COMMENTED ON THE CHANGES.### PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE HAS DIRECTED THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO STOP MINTING NEW PENNIES. THE PRESIDENT CITED THE RISING COST OF PRODUCING THE ONE ...

President Donald Trump recently announced that he told the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies, ending a 233-year run of the 1-cent coin. The penny, one of the first coins made by the U.S ...

A Feb. 11 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes an image suggesting President Donald Trump’s order for the Treasury Department to stop making new pennies is redundant. “ ...

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $102.766 0.004 0.00% 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $106.492-0.016-0.01% 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $109.203-0.109 ...

Take it from Memphis Tigers guard Tyrese Hunter. During a pregame shootaround the morning of the Tigers' January game against Wichita State, Penny Hardaway -- a four-time NBA All-Star who is in ...

China is both the world's largest producer and consumer of steel. Because of the enormous size of the Chinese steel industry, any change in domestic production can have an outsized impact on the ...