WASHINGTON – Americans have a message for the penny: Good riddance. Around the country, people of all ages are expressing ...

The penny design included 'Liberty,' a 'Flying Eagle' and an 'Indian Head' The penny was originally made of pure copper and now made of a copper-coated zinc composition With rising production ...

Now, it seems to have a new prey: the penny. In an X post on Tuesday ... for example. Two coin press operators load coins into the hoppers of their coin presses, which stamp the images onto ...

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 c ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on Monday backed President Trump’s direction to halt penny production, calling it a “great move ...

he said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “Let’s rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it’s a penny at a time.” Trump actually undersold the cost argument ...

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 ...

Producing pennies cost taxpayers more than it's worth, with each penny costing 3.7 cents to make in 2024. The rising cost of metals like zinc and copper contributed to the increased production cost.

Let’s rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it’s a penny at a time,” Trump said in a post to social media as he returned to Washington from the Super Bowl. The penny has ...

Shortly after departing Sunday's Super Bowl game in New Orleans, the president took to his Truth Social site and said that the penny now costs more than two cents to produce. It's one of the ...

And what about all the penny press machines, usually found in state highway rest stops and museums that charge a dollar to flatten a 1-cent piece? We all knew that was highway robbery, and still ...