Trump’s plan to eliminate the penny follows sharp drop in U.S. coin demand at Philadelphia mint
Pennies make up more than half of the coins made at the Philadelphia mint, but coin demand has dropped by nearly 10 billion ...
Common cents to keep the Lincoln penny
It was Theodore Roosevelt — a lifelong admirer of Abraham Lincoln — who ordered the U.S. Mint to introduce copper pennies ...
Trump's plan to scrap the penny spikes interest for coin collectors
Every penny costs 3.7 cents to manufacture and the U.S. Treasury lost $85.3 million in 2024 producing them, the U.S. Mint ...