Here's a rundown of U.S. Mint production costs from the government's latest fiscal year. Each penny costs nearly 4 cents — or $0.0369, to be exact — for the U.S. Mint to make and distribute. Stories ...

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The American penny will begin its slow fade into non-existence as the government plans stop making the U.S. currency next year.

Fans of the penny cite its usefulness in charity drives and relative bargain in production costs compared with the nickel.

After more than two centuries in circulation, the penny will soon be history. The U.S. Treasury announced Thursday that ...

The Trump administration plans to end production of the penny after the cost of making it ballooned and it became ...