The U.S. Treasury has ended production of the one-cent coin because the cost to manufacture the penny has risen significantly ...

The U.S. government is no longer making  pennies due to the rising cost of production. Minting of pennies stopped in the U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Got a dime you can spare? Coins are in short supply — again. Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under ...

The decision by the U.S. Mint to cease production of the one-cent coin — driven by the unsustainable reality that each penny costs 3.69 cents, nearly four times its face value [1] — marks a ...

The next time you go to a convenience store or fast-food restaurant, you might want to bring exact change. A nationwide coin shortage has grocery and convenience stores, as well as fast food ...