Treasury Department directed to stop minting new pennies
President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the cost of producing ...
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Retailers adjust as penny production ends
President Donald Trump’s administration ended the production of penny coins last year in what it said was a cost-saving ...
Trump announces he’s instructing Treasury Department to stop producing the penny: ‘This is so wasteful!’
President Trump is ready to pinch the penny out of production. The 47th president announced Sunday night he was instructing the Department of Treasury to stop making new pennies because the cost of ...
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Trump says he has directed US Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost
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 minted ...
Fox Business
Treasury Department to halt penny production after centuries in circulation
The U.S. government is phasing out production of the penny, which has been in circulation for centuries, in a cost-cutting move that is projected to save $56 million each year. The Treasury made its ...
NBC Connecticut
Stop making cents: U.S. Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday. An immediate annual savings of $56 ...