10): Consider this solution to the penny problem. In 1943, copper became so dear that to support the World War II effort, pennies were minted out of pot metal steel. Today, all U.S. currency is ...

Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop making pennies with a Feb. 10 sentence on his social media account that followed years of conservatives pointing out that putting a copper-coated zinc ...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — President Donald Trump recently informed the U.S. Treasury Department to stop producing new pennies, citing production cost concerns. In 2024, the U.S. Mint reported ...

For years, critics of the penny have pointed out that putting a copper-coated zinc disc in your pocket costs the government more than a cent — almost 4 cents today. Will Trump's order make the ...