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The Treasury Department has pledged to stop producing the penny by early next year. Here's why — and what becomes of your one-cent coins.

Cost of the half-dollar The half-dollar coin costs nearly 34 cents ($0.3397) to make and distribute. That represents nearly two-thirds of the 50 cent piece's buying power.

Here's how much the US spends on minting its coins and cash Here's a rundown of U.S. Mint production costs from the government's latest fiscal year.

Cost of the half-dollar The half-dollar coin costs nearly 34 cents ($0.3397) to make and distribute. That represents nearly two-thirds of the 50 cent piece's buying power.

Cost of the half-dollar The half-dollar coin costs nearly 34 cents ($0.3397) to make and distribute. That represents nearly two-thirds of the 50 cent piece's buying power.

Across the other coins — the dime, quarter, and half-dollar — the situation is much better. Per the latest U.S. Mint report, it costs less than six cents to make a dime ($0.0576).