Trump Orders End of Penny Production
February 10th, 2025Via: USA Today:
A 233-year run could be over.
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he is telling the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies, after more than 200 years of the coin.
“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Trump said on Truth Social. “I have instructed my Secretary of the U.S. Treasury to stop producing new pennies.”
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