Mark Weller has spent decades giving his two cents about the one cent. Now, he’s facing the biggest fight of his career.

He ordered the Treasury Department and the U.S. Mint to stop producing the coins. Trump said pennies “cost us more than 2 ...

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.

It was a question begging to be asked after President Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting pennies: What would ...

Trump has made sweeping changes — attempting to remake the federal workforce and implementing new tariffs, among others — but ...

President Trump says he ordered the Treasury Secretary to stop producing new pennies. One economic experts explains why getting rid of pennies could be costly.

President Trump called the minting of the coin a waste of money, reviving a longstanding debate about getting rid of the penny.

You don’t need to be a coin collector to have piggy banks stashed around your house filled with quarters, dimes, nickels or pennies. However, you may not be aware of the potential fortune you ...

Donald Trump has floated the possibility of sending out refund checks to Americans with some of the savings he says the ...

President Trump said Sunday he had asked the U.S. Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, part of an effort to cut ...

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