President Donald Trump announced Sunday he’s ordered his administration to cease production of the 1-cent coin, whose buying ...

Phasing out the penny could result in needing to make more nickels, and the U.S. Treasury Department loses far more money on ...

Per the latest U.S. Mint report, it costs less than six cents to make a dime ($0.0576). To make a quarter, it cost about 15 cents ($0.1468), and nearly 34 cents for a half-dollar ($0.3397).

The U.S. Mint said in fiscal 2024, it took about 3.69 cents to produce and distribute one penny, a 20.2% increase from 2023.

It is unclear whether Trump has the power to unilaterally eliminate the lowly one-cent coin. Currency specifications — ...

Buffalo nickels are not only nostalgic coins but also potentially worth much more than five cents to rare coin collectors.

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