U.S. penny and coin collecting: What to know about cashing in on change
Whether or not the penny will actually go away is yet to be seen, but there’s still time to begin a coin collection.
Trump promised no new pennies — here’s how that would work
The president could promptly end the production of new pennies, but phasing out the coin would take time and mean changes at retail stores, economists said.
USA Today29d
US Mint has put billions of new pennies into circulation since 2023 | Fact check
A Feb. 11 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes an image suggesting President Donald Trump’s order for the Treasury Department to stop making new pennies is redundant. “ ...
Penny press souvenir machines may be in jeopardy if the U.S. stops minting new pennies
Machines that crush pennies into souvenirs may be affected the most by the news the U.S. Treasury Department will stop ...
The US penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. But for one sector of souvenir sellers, it’s a living
Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop making pennies with a Feb. 10 sentence on his social media account that ...
CBS News29d
Trump's plan to scrap the penny spikes interest for coin collectors
Mr. Trump wrote in Truth Social post on Sunday. "I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies." Every penny costs 3.7 cents to manufacture and the U.S. Treasury ...