The Lincoln one-cent coin could be scrapped, with Trump ordering the Treasury Department and U.S. Mint to stop producing the ...

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting the penny, reviving the debate over the future of ...

A modern US penny contains only 2.5% copper, as it is primarily made of zinc with a thin copper plating; meaning a penny is 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper. At one time, it was mostly composed of ...

Since 1982, copper-plated pennies have been made primarily from zinc. Ironically, the other mainstream coins are primarily made from copper, with roughly 75% content for nickels and more than 90% ...