{"id":2438349,"date":"2025-05-23T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-makes-final-copper-order-for-pennies-as-end-date-for-01-piece-released\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T11:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:04:06","slug":"treasury-makes-final-copper-order-for-pennies-as-end-date-for-01-piece-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-makes-final-copper-order-for-pennies-as-end-date-for-01-piece-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasury Makes Final Copper Order for Pennies as End Date for $.01 Piece Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftreasury-makes-final-copper-order-for-pennies-as-end-date-for-01-piece-released%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2438349&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Treasury Department announced its final order for metal blanks to produce pennies,anticipating a halt in new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-treasury-to-stop-wasteful-production-of-pennies-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump orders Treasury to stop \u2018wasteful\u2019 ... of ... - Washington Examiner\">penny production<\/a> as early as next year. With approximately 114 billion pennies already in circulation, a notable abundance of these coins will remain. Bipartisan legislative efforts in Congress seek to end penny production due to its costly nature; it is indeed reported that producing a penny costs 3.69 cents, leading to a ample loss for the U.S. Mint. In February, former President Donald Trump highlighted the wastefulness of continuing to mint pennies, advocating for their discontinuation. Polls indicate that a majority of Americans support the elimination of the penny, which would mark the latest in a series of discontinued U.S. currency coins.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Treasury Department has made what it expects to be its last order for metal blanks that it will turn into pennies.<\/p>\n<p>The department expects that it will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-hong-kong-messages-destroyed-vandalized-at-cornell-university\/\" title=\"Pro-Hong Kong Messages Destroyed, Vandalized At Cornell University\">stop putting<\/a> new pennies into circulation early next year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-treasury-unveils-plan-end-production-penny-coin-2025-05-22\/?taid=682fa442f37255000191fb1d&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, there will be no shortage of pennies stashed wherever Americans store the coins. There are about 114 billion pennies in circulation, the Treasury Department said.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/treasury-penny-mint-to-stop-making-pennies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>, the penny is made of zinc with a copper overlay.<\/p>\n<p>Republican and Democratic members of Congress have introduced legislation to end the production of the penny, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In February, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-axes-penny-latest-round-federal-cuts-wasteful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> said it was time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disneys-special-district-unsure-about-what-happens-after-status-is-dissolved\/\" title=\"Disney\u2019s Special District Unsure About What Happens After Status Is Dissolved\">stop wasting money<\/a> just to produce something no one wants.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful! &ldquo; Trump wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113977224933701762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies. Let&rsquo;s rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it&rsquo;s a penny at a time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/siladityaray\/2025\/02\/10\/trump-says-he-has-ordered-treasury-to-stop-producing-pennies-calling-them-wasteful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes<\/a> noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-makes-history-super-bowl-first-sitting-u-s-presidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> was being conservative in his post.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Mint said last year that it costs 3.69 cents to make each penny.<\/p>\n<p>In its annual report, the mint said the cost &ldquo;remained above face value for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-axes-the-penny-in-latest-round-of-federal-cuts-this-is-so-wasteful\/\" title=\"Trump Axes the Penny in Latest Round of Federal Cuts: &#039;This Is So Wasteful!&#039;\">19th consecutive fiscal year<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Making pennies led to a loss of $85.3 million for the U.S. Mint in the 2024 federal fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>The coin represented 54 percent of the 5.87 billion coins the Mint made that year.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/09\/us-news\/trump-says-hes-telling-department-of-treasury-to-stop-producing-penny\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> noted that in 2022, 58 percent of Americans polled were willing to ditch the penny.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">The penny will be the 12th piece of U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-new-us-quarters-george-washington-turning-back-god-trust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">currency<\/a> sent to the scrap heap, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/treasury-department-phase-penny-after-trump-coin-longer\/story?id=122070266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >half-cent coin<\/a>, the 2-cent coin, the 20-cent piece and the &ldquo;trime&rdquo; &ndash; a three-cent piece that lasted from 1851 to 1873 all were shunted aside, Caroline Turco, assistant curator of the Money Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado, said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">&ldquo;We retired them for multiple different reasons, but normally because they were not being used or they just became too expensive to produce,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Despite this, there will still be an abundance of pennies stored away by Americans, with approximately 114 billion already in circulation. According to CBS, the penny consists of zinc with a copper coating. Legislation has been introduced by both Republican and Democratic members of Congress aimed at ending penny production<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2438350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Penny.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[55786,55787,36602,50109,3778],"class_list":["post-2438349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-copper-order","tag-currency-update","tag-economic-news","tag-pennies","tag-treasury"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Penny.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438349"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438353,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438349\/revisions\/2438353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}