United States Mint Announces Release of Fifth and Final Coin in Platinum Proof Series Celebrating Five Freedoms of the First Amendment
Launched in 2021 and continuing through 2025, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin Series reflects the five freedoms enumerated in the First Amendment to the ...
Washington Examiner3d
Why Trump wants the Treasury to stop minting the penny
In 2016, minting a dollar’s worth of pennies cost the federal government $1.43. Just seven years later, the price to produce a single penny is more than three times the coin’s value ...
USA Today3d
How much does it cost to mint a penny? Trump orders end of penny production
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he is telling the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies, after more than 200 years of the coin. “For far too long the United States has minted ...
New York Daily News3d
Trump orders Treasury to stop minting new pennies
Trump’s authority on the issue is questionable, as only Congress has the power to make currency changes under the Constitution. However, Trump said he told Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to ...
The Boston Globe4d
Trump asks Treasury to stop minting pennies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. “For far too long the ...