Pennies made before 1982 are worth about 3 cents a piece. Although you can sell them to a coin shop, you can’t melt them down. Since pennies are still legal tender, it’s a felony to melt them ...

According to a 2024 US Mint report, the 5-cent coin also costs more to produce than its face value, with each nickel costing nearly 15 cents to make. Dimes, quarters, ...

The U.S. Mint Thursday said it has ordered the last batch of pennies after President Trump ordered the elimination of the little-loved one-cent coin.. With the cost of producing a single penny ...

That’s also more than half of the 25 cent coin’s buying power today. The quarter’s unit cost has increased by 26.2% since the Mint’s 2023 report, when its price tag was closer to 12 cents.

Australia ended production of its 1 and 2 cent coins in 1992, and Canada followed suit by phasing out its penny in 2012. New Zealand eliminated its 1 and 2 cent coins in 1990 and later ...

That's also more than half of the 25 cent coin's buying power today. The quarter's unit cost has increased by 26.2% since the Mint's 2023 report, when its price tag was closer to 12 cents.

These coins have stalks of wheat encircling the "One Cent" text on the back of the coin. The wheat was eventually phased out and replaced with an engraving of the Lincoln Memorial, USA TODAY reported.

The nearly 4 cent price tag is up 20.2% from the Mint's 2023 report, when a penny cost just over 3 cents. Cost of the nickel Each nickel costs nearly 14 cents ($0.1378) to make and distribute.

The one-cent coin currently costs the government 3.69 cents to make. Halting penny production is expected to save taxpayers $56 million annually. Without new pennies entering circulation, ...

It also lost $17.7 million in nickels, although that’s a large improvement from 2023, when it lost $92.6 million on the 5-cent coin. The price of nickel fell 27.1% last year, which could account ...

But older pennies are worth their weight in copper. Pennies made before 1982 are worth about 3 cents a piece. Although you can sell them to a coin shop, you can’t melt them down.