That puts a stop to penny production by the U.S. Mint that started in 1793 ... In 2023, H.R. 2817 was introduced to change the composition of coins to cheaper materials. It was sent to the ...

But does making cents really make no sense? Here’s what to know. The penny was one of the first coins the U.S. Mint made shortly after its establishment in 1792. Once larger and made of pure ...

The US Mint has been making the nation’s coins for more than 200 years. Congress established and funded the Mint shortly after the US won the Revolutionary War. In the years since, Mint officials have ...

In 2024, the mint produced 3.2 billion pennies and lost about $85.3 million in the process. That was over half of the new coins minted last year. Several countries, including Canada, New Zealand, ...