Trump says he told the U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies because each costs more than 2 cents to make

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The U.S. Mint reported losing $85.3 million in the 2024 fiscal year that ended in September on the nearly 3.2 billion pennies it produced. Read More
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Jill Colvin, The Associated Press