The penny's story began in 1792 with the Coinage Act that created the U.S. Mint and established America's decimal currency ...
The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it will begin winding down production of the penny, ending more than 230 years of minting the 1-cent coin. The penny will remain legal tender and will still ...
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., who helped introduce the bill, has supported the penny production stoppage, calling the one-cent coin "outdated" and "inefficient" and says it "no longer serves ...
EMAIL TO NOT PERFORM ANY WORK RELATED TASKS. THE BUREAU HAS NOT COMMENTED ON THE CHANGES.### PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE HAS DIRECTED THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO STOP MINTING NEW PENNIES. THE PRESIDENT ...
The final pennies ever minted for circulation sold for more than $16.7 million as the iconic copper-plated coin fades from circulation.The last one-cent coins were auctioned for a combined $16.76 ...
President Trump has ordered the Treasury Department to halt the production of pennies. He argues it is because the copper coins are costly and no longer necessary. The U.S. Mint reported losing over ...