(NEXSTAR) — Weeks after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) set its sights on the penny, President Donald Trump called on the Treasury Department to stop minting new one-cent coins ...

"Could get a lollipop to suck while we were in the movie for one penny," Fowler Smith said. And to wash it down, Ruth Mathis said she would buy drinks that didn't break the bank. "Little plastic ...

He’s right — in fact, each US penny costs 3.7 cents to produce and distribute as of 2024. Pennies and nickels cost more than they were worth for the 19th consecutive fiscal year, according to ...

President Trump wants to end production of the penny It takes about 3.7 cents to produce and distribute one penny A 233-year run could be over. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he is ...

It is hoped that the fountain at Hull's Queen Victoria Square will reopen again this summer. The circle of water jets in the city centre square were installed ahead of Hull's year as the UK's City ...

The penny, one of the first coins made by the U.S. Mint after its establishment in 1792, now costs more than two cents to produce, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social site shortly after ...

Technically, Trump underreported how much the U.S. spends to mint a single penny. The average cost to make one penny rose to 3.69 cents in the last fiscal year, marking the 19th consecutive year ...

Back in 1857, Congress discontinued the half-cent and made the penny smaller to reduce the amount of copper needed, according to the U.S. Mint. Canada stopped making one-cent coins in 2012.