The president could promptly end the production of new pennies, but phasing out the coin would take time and mean changes at retail stores, economists said.

It is unclear whether Trump has the power to unilaterally eliminate the lowly one-cent coin. Currency specifications — ...

We have never made pennies in the United States ... that have been retired, like the two-cent or my favorite is the trime, a three-cent piece. So cool. The Department of Defense ruled in 1980 ...

"For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful ... adorned the obverse side of the coin that is made of zinc and copper.

"For far too long the United States has minted pennies ... joining the half-cent coin, the 2-cent coin, the 20-cent piece and the "trime" – a silver three-cent piece issued from 1851 to 1873 ...

As conversations continue on the production of the penny, outside of Congress, it’s getting some people into a new hobby, coin collecting ... he said. His two cents, if production does stop ...

"For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful ... "As an avid collector of coins, the coin collecting community is excited ...

citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Trump wrote in a ...

“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents ... from the coin The next coin up from the penny is the nickel. It costs 13.78 cents to make ...

The United States Congress authorizes every coin and most medals that the U.S ... Australia got rid of its 1- and 2-cent coins in 1992, while Canada stopped distributing its penny in 2012.