As part of his plan to cut alleged federal government waste, President Donald Trump has ordered the end of the penny.

The penny, whose face value is a modest 1 cent, cost about 3.7 cents to make last year. They aren’t the only expensive coin.

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Around 4.1 billion pennies were circulated in 2023, costing the American taxpayers over $179 million. In 2024, $85 million.

According to the U.S. Mint, the cost of minting a single nickel is nearly 14 cents, almost three times the coin's face value and more than three-and-a-half times the cost of minting a penny.

Trump said he wants the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies because of their high manufacturing costs.