In a Feb. 9 post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump announced that he had instructed the secretary of the U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies to eliminate waste -- producing one penny ...

President 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 United States has minted pennies ...

It is unclear whether Trump has the power to unilaterally eliminate the lowly one-cent coin. Currency specifications — ...

The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been told to stop minting one-cent coins, or pennies as they are widely called, ...

President Donald Trump says he has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting pennies ... The idea of phasing out pennies in the United States is not new: In 1976, William E.

It would likely require an act of Congress, but the Secretary of the Treasury might be able to simply stop the minting of new pennies.” Congress members have time and again introduced ...

Whether or not the penny will actually go away is yet to be seen, but there’s still time to begin a coin collection.

In a Feb. 9 post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump announced that he had instructed the secretary of the U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies to eliminate waste — producing one penny ...

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 United States has ...

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)(AP/Ben Curtis) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...