Image by sigckgc on Flickr via Creative Commons license. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was ordering the ...

President Trump’s plan to eliminate the penny could save the government money, but there’s no guarantee. By Ben Blatt President Trump recently ordered the U.S. Mint to stop producing pennies, for a ...

Be careful what you wish for, goes the old saying, because it might come true. Oakland, Calif., hip-hop artist Amp Live illustrates the adage with a video for his new song "Penny, Nickel, Dime," which ...

A college age woman recently stopped at the entrance to a local fast food restaurant, reached down and picked up a penny. I was so surprised by her action that I almost bumped into her. “Why did you ...

PHILADELPHIA -- When it comes to making coins, the Mint isn't getting its two cents worth. In some cases, it doesn't even get half of that. A penny costs more than two cents and a nickel costs more ...

NEW YORK — The impending “death” of the U.S. penny has spotlighted the coin's own price tag — nearly 4 cents to make and distribute each, or quadruple its value. Months after President Donald Trump ...

Penny-wise, we're starting to look pound foolish. It has just become more costly to produce a penny than a penny is actually worth -- which suggests it's time to re-examine why we even bother with the ...

President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was ordering the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies was cheered on by a group of Washington Post columnists on the paper’s Impromptu podcast.