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 more of them without pennies.
President Trump's order is latest in the decades-long effort to eliminate the penny
President Trump became the latest U.S. president to say he wants to kill the penny. Both Republicans and Democrats have tried and failed for decades to get rid of America's one-cent coin.
Trump orders Treasury Department to stop making pennies
President Trump said he has directed the Treasury Department to stop making new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.
Donald Trump wants to eliminate the penny after the U.S. lost $85 million last year
President Donald Trump’s penny proposal aims to kill off the coin that costs more money to produce than it’s worth.
President Trump wants U.S. to stop making pennies
President Donald Trump is setting his sights on getting rid of the penny, but it won't be easy. Reporter Jared Halpern has more.
Trump Wants to Cancel Pennies
On Sunday night, President Trump announced on his Truth Social network his newest target for elimination: the penny. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents.
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.
Trump orders Treasury to stop minting pennies: How much does it cost to mint a penny?
Trump orders Treasury to stop minting pennies. How much copper is in a penny? Here's how much it cost to mint a penny.