In February, Trump instructed the Treasury Department to stop minting the low-value coins. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents.

The Treasury Department said it plans to stop manufacturing ... its final order for penny blanks this month, with the United States Mint slated to end manufacturing of the penny when that runs ...

The U.S. Treasury Department this month ordered its final ... “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” ...

The United States Treasury has put in its final ... quarters and half-dollars still cost less than face value to produce. The Department of Treasury has said removing the penny would save the ...

In February, Trump instructed the Treasury Department to stop minting the low-value coins. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents.