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"The recent announcement by the United States Mint that they will cease to mint and produce the penny by the end of 2025 brings mixed emotions for me," Tim Hornseth writes.
When it was all over, Trump apparently decided he had been thinking too small. In his first term, he made improper millions.
The US president is estimated to have added billions to his personal fortune in office, including by selling cryptocurrency ...
Now, the U.S. Mint is releasing the Florida Innovation Dollar, the design honoring the Kennedy Space Center with the image of ...
President Donald Trump has ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies because their production cost exceeds their value.
The half-dollar coin costs nearly 34 cents ($0.3397) to make and distribute. That represents nearly two-thirds of the 50 cent piece's buying power. And its price has increased by more than 30% ...
As a way of honoring more presidents, the U.S. Mint began issuing Presidential Dollar coins in the 2000s. Most are worth about face value, but a couple are valued in six figures due to errors.
The U.S. last week unveiled its plan to finally phase out the lowly penny. The Treasury Department has placed its last order ...
The government loses nearly three cents on every penny it mints. On a nickel, it loses nearly nine cents. More nickels would ...