Junk the penny. And the nickel and dime, too!
Pennies cost more to make than they’re worth. So why is it so difficult to stop making them? On the latest episode of ...
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 ...
The US could ditch the penny: What happened when Canada did it?
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 ...
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Valley coin shops prepare for the end of the penny
With President Trump now seeking to end the penny’s production, coin shops in the Valley are preparing for life without the penny.
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.
Getting rid of the penny introduces a new problem: nickels
Phasing out the penny could result in needing to make more nickels, and the U.S. Treasury Department loses far more money on ...
Donald Trump’s penny proposal would eliminate 1 in 2 coins minted in the U.S.—but nickels are the real villains
The president says he’s killed off production of money-losing pennies, but nickels cost even more money to make—and we'd need ...
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5 Most Valuable American Coins Still in Circulation
Coin collecting is a hobby that has been around for years. Chances are that you may have a relative or know someone who's an ...
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It Only Costs 5 Cents To Make A Dime, But It's More Than Double That For A Nickel
The cost to produce a coin and its assigned face value don't necessarily line up, especially in the case of the lowest-value ...
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Trump has made the penny his currency target - but it’s the nickel he should worry about
Americans for Common Cents claims nickel production could actually skyrocket to two million per year without the penny, according to CNN. “In most countries, the lowest domination coin is the ...
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Trump wants the U.S. to stop producing pennies. Would it make sense to do so?
Americans say ‘time to move on’ from the coin The next coin up from the penny is the nickel. It costs 13.78 cents to make a nickel, also according to the Mint's 2024 Annual Report. Could the ...