Trump orders Treasury to stop minting pennies. How much copper is in a penny? Here's how much it cost to mint a penny.

President Donald Trump’s mission to slash federal spending has taken an odd turn as he revealed that the Treasury has been instructed to stop minting pennies. In a post on Truth Social on Sunday night,

The move by Trump is the latest in what has been a rapid-fire effort by his new administration to enact sweeping change through executive order and proclamation.