Nation Nov 12 U.S. Mint in Philadelphia presses final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press
Economy Sep 05 Watch 3:45 Does it make sense to keep minting the penny? The penny could soon be a thing of the past. President Trump is pushing to end production of the one-cent coin, citing its rising costs. Each penny costs nearly four cents to make and scrapping it could save taxpayers about… By Deema Zein, Ian Couzens, Laken Kincaid
Nation May 22 U.S. Mint moves ahead with plans to kill the penny WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says making cents doesn’t make sense anymore. 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… By Fatima Hussein, Alan Suderman, Associated Press
Economy Feb 16 Analysis: Trump announced he is getting rid of the penny. What are the consequences? The government makes pennies at a loss, but just stopping production could create new problems. By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation
Politics Feb 10 Trump orders U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost of producing the coin 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. By Jill Colvin, Associated Press
May 23 Americans leave a huge chunk of change at airport security checkpoints − here’s what it means for the penny debate By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation Should the U.S. get rid of pennies, nickels and dimes? The debate has gone on for years. Many people argue for keeping coins on economic-fairness grounds. Others call for eliminating them because the government loses money minting low-value coins. Continue reading
Feb 08 Why We Should Kill the American Penny By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from Next Avenue readers about what the U.S. Mint can learn from Canada about the penny and why Germany is pulling their gold from the New York Fed. Photo by Flickr user hto2008. Continue reading
Feb 08 Why We Should Kill the American Penny By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from Next Avenue readers about what the U.S. Mint can learn from Canada about the penny and why Germany is pulling their gold from the New York Fed. Photo by Flickr user hto2008. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch Essayist Reflects on the Life of Former President Lincoln On the day celebrating former president Abraham Lincoln's birthday, NewsHour guest essayist Julia Keller reflects on the puzzle of the man and the president. Continue watching