When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...

President Trump has ordered the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies to save money. It costs almost four cents to make ...

The penny’s fate remains uncertain. No executive order has been published regarding the president’s penny directive, and the ...

Only tradition explains our stubborn attachment to the penny. But sometimes traditions get ridiculous,” the Farmers’ Almanac ...

Plastics and polymers would also prove difficult, especially when put into coin-counting machines that look for metals ... reliance on cash and coins, like the penny. It’s also difficult ...

The lowly penny, the forgotten mainstay of coin jars and car cupholders ... Congress, which dictates currency specifications like the size and metal content of coins, could make Trump’s order ...