On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced on social media platform Truth Social he has directed the Treasury Department to stop producing new pennies, saying. “For far too long the United States has ...

President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, 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,” the president said in a post on Truth Social.

The US operated a mint in Charlotte, North Carolina between 1838 and 1861 ... People must distinguish between coins minted in Dahlonega and Denver by looking at the date. Anything struck before 1906 ...

Finally, President Donald Trump issued a directive we can all get behind. He told the U.S. Treasury to stop producing pennies ...

President Trump isn't the first politician to call for the end of the penny — but getting rid of it may not be easy. The ...

There's no evidence the Mint ever claimed to have stopped penny production in April 2023. Its own data shows billions have been minted since then.

“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents,” Trump posted on his social ...

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There have been no new 2p coins minted since 2021, according to the latest Royal Mint figures, while none were minted between 2018 and 2020. UK Finance also found that, while the number of people ...

That puts a stop to penny production by the U.S. Mint that started in 1793 ... "For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents.

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