PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the 1-cent coin that could once buy a snack or a piece of candy had become ...

Idaho’s prominence for mint production has grown thanks to “virgin ground” free of verticillium wilt, and as farmers look for alternative crops. “Idaho farmers are producing more mint than we ever ...

U.S. Mint will stop producing pennies after final blank orders run out Trump cites rising minting costs—over 2 cents per penny—as reason Move projected to save $56 million in annual material costs ...

Making cents just doesn’t make sense anymore. The cost to produce both pennies and nickels is now more than double what each of those coins is actually worth, thanks to inflation, which is driving up ...

WELL, PENNIES HAVE BECOME ONE OF THE LATEST TARGETS OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S SECOND ADMINISTRATION, WITH THE PRESIDENT ASKING THE SECRETARY OF TREASURY TO STOP THE PRODUCTION OF NEW PENNIES. AUDREY ...

The U.S. Mint has halted production of the circulating penny after the Treasury Department concluded new one-cent coins are no longer needed, even as existing pennies remain legal tender and will stay ...

Ending production of the penny makes sense, a cross-section of area coin collectors and business owners told TribLive after a directive to do so was ordered this week by President Donald Trump. But ...

The key updates and significance of the U.S. Mint is highlighted below: The U.S. Mint's primary responsibilities include: Coin Production: Manufacturing circulating coins for commerce, including ...

Larry Wappel strode into one of his peppermint fields, stirring up a refreshing fragrance as he brushed past deep-green plants holding the potent oil that gives a cool burst of flavor to toothpaste, ...

KENNEWICK — Washington produces enough mint oil each year to supply every American resident with 135 sticks of gum. Columbia Basin farmers fill 55-gallon drums with the oil they steam out of the green ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says making cents doesn’t make sense anymore. The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a ...