What will companies do without pennies? We asked McDonald's, Kroger and more
The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia pressed its last circulating penny on Wednesday, after President Trump earlier this year ...
Why the US is minting its last penny, and what happens now
(NEXSTAR) — The day has finally come: the U.S. Mint is pressing its last pennies on Wednesday. It comes as retailers across ...
No More Pennies: After Centuries, U.S. Mint Just Pressed Last-Ever 1-Cent Coin That Trump Called 'So Wasteful'
“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents,” Trump wrote in a post in ...
Goodbye penny: What comes next as US officially ends penny production
America’s last penny was struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, the end of a coin production that started in 1793 and ended Nov. 12. We’re already starting to miss them.
Trump Achieves Most Bipartisan Move Yet: Putting An End To Pennies
President Donald Trump may have just achieved his most bipartisan move yet Wednesday: finally putting an end to the minting ...
Are banks running out of pennies? What to know now that US Mint isn't making cents
Even though the U.S. Mint has quit making pennies, they remain legal to use. And you can still get them or deposit them at ...
The US will stop making pennies next year. Cash-only businesses are already affected
Penny production will stop next year. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Wake Forest Economics Professor Robert Whaples about the penny shortage already hitting some businesses.
Trump says he has directed US Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost
It is unclear whether Trump has the power to unilaterally eliminate the lowly one-cent coin. Currency specifications — ...
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Treasury advances Trump’s plan to stop minting the penny
“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Trump wrote in a post at the time. “I have instructed my Secretary of the US ...
US Mint ends production of the penny, its lowest denomination coin, in cost-saving move
When it was introduced in 1793, a penny could buy a biscuit, a candle or a piece of candy. But now most of them are cast aside to sit in jars or junk drawers, and each one costs nearly 4 cents to ...