(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 ...

Canada did away with its one-cent coin more than a decade ago. It could offer insight into what the U.S. may be on the verge of doing.

The most recent report from the U.S. Mint shows it costs roughly 3.69 cents to make one penny ... the half-cent coin. The U.S. could also turn its eyes to the north for advice. Canada parted ...