Trump Penny-Killing Plan Stirs Hope of Profit, 20 Tons at a Time
His company, Portland Mint, sells old pennies in bulk — 40,000 pounds (18,100 kilograms) at a time — to investors angling to ...
Penny for their thoughts? Coin collectors, dealers, imagine a cent-less world.
New England numismatists have conflicting feelings about the potential end to a coin that has survived more than 200 years of ...
Here’s a look at the history of the penny and why it could be going away
When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...
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When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...
Trump Tells U.S. Treasury to Stop Minting Pennies
President Trump called the minting of the coin a waste of money, reviving a longstanding debate about getting rid of the ...
The Economic Argument for Ditching the Penny—and Why Some Want to Keep It
President Trump wants to ditch the penny, a move that some experts say is long overdue. Advocates of the least-valuable coin say it should stick around. WSJ examines the question of whether or not it ...