It was Theodore Roosevelt — a lifelong admirer of Abraham Lincoln — who ordered the U.S. Mint to introduce copper pennies ...

“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents,” Trump ... the reform of the one-cent coin. “Anytime we’re spending more money on ...

The U.S. Mint is now selling the 2025 Native American $1 coin, which features Hawaiian scholar and composer Mary Kawena Pukui.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he had instructed the Secretary of the US Treasury to stop making new pennies, writing that they “literally cost us more than 2 cents.” He’s right ...

citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. "For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!" Mr. Trump wrote in a ...

In 2024, some 3.2 billion pennies were minted—more than 57% of all 5.61 billion coins produced last year. A penny saved is a penny earned: arguments for eliminating the one-cent coin The main ...

In a post Sunday on his Truth Social site, Trump said: "For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents ... “Anytime we’re spending more ...

President Donald Trump announced Sunday he’s ordered his administration to cease production of the 1-cent coin ... popular coin made by the U.S. Mint, which reported making 3.2 billion of ...

citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Trump wrote in a ...