In a post on X, President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, led by billionaire Elon Musk, took aim at the cost of minting the 1-cent coin, a price tag that’s increased 20% in the last ...
The latest report on costs associated with production at the U.S. Mint facilities didn't offer any surprises when showing that certain coins cost much more to make than their face value.
"If you go through a normal 5 cent coin roll today from the bank, you may or may not see one of these changeover coins, let alone look through 40 of them. So we were trying to concentrate our odds." ...