一切都在減少美分。

美國造幣廠已經放置了一分錢毛坯的最後訂單，並將停止生產硬幣

The US Mint is placing its final order for penny blanks and will halt production of the coin when those run out by early next year, a Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed Thursday.

美國財政部發言人周四證實，美國造幣廠正在為Penny Blanks下達最終訂單，並在明年年初淘汰時停止生產硬幣。

The decision follows President Trump’s announcement in February that he had ordered the department to cease making metal Lincolns due to their high production cost.

該決定是在2月特朗普總統宣布的消息後，他命令該部門由於高產成本而停止製造金屬林肯。

“Let’s rip the waste out of our great nation’s budget, even if it’s a penny at a time,” Trump said at the time.

特朗普當時說：“即使是一次是一分錢，讓我們從我們偉大的國家的預算中撕下廢物。”

Over the past 10 years, penny production costs have soared from 1.3 cents per coin to 3.69 cents — increasing by 20% in fiscal year 2024 alone, the Mint said.

造幣廠說，在過去的10年中，一分錢的生產成本從每枚硬幣的1.3美分飆升至3.69美分，僅在2024財政年度就增加了20％。

Concluding penny production is projected to generate immediate annual savings of $56 million, with further reductions expected from decreased facility usage and other changes as the coin is phased out.

預計一分錢的生產預計將產生5600萬美元的立即儲蓄，隨著硬幣的逐步淘汰，設施使用率減少和其他變化預計會進一步減少。

Once there are no longer enough pennies in circulation, businesses will have to begin rounding consumer prices up or down to the nearest 5 cents — similar to what Canada did when it stopped producing its one-cent coin, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the Treasury’s move.

據《華爾街日報》報導，一旦沒有足夠的流通，企業將不得不開始將消費者價格上漲至最近的5美分，類似於加拿大停止生產其單美分硬幣時所做的事情，該日報首先報導了財政部的舉動。

Despite the penny’s minimal practical value, it remains the most widely printed coin in the US. The Mint reported making 3.2 billion of them last year — more than half of all new coins produced.

儘管一分錢的實際價值最低，但它仍然是美國印刷最廣泛的硬幣。造幣廠報告說，去年有32億枚 - 超過一半的新硬幣生產。

There are currently 114 billion pennies in circulation in the US, according to the agency.

該機構稱，目前在美國有140億美元的流通。

Two bipartisan bills to end penny production have been introduced in Congress this session.

本屆會議中，國會提出了兩項​​兩黨法案，以結束一分錢的生產。

Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the “Make Sense Not Cents Act” on May 1. A day earlier, Reps. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), along with Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), filed the “Common Cents Act.”

邁克·李（Mike Lee）（r-utah）和傑夫·默克利（Jeff Merkley）（D-ore。）於5月1日介紹了“有意義的不是美分法”。一天前，眾議員麗莎·麥克萊恩（Lisa McClain）（r-mich。）和羅伯特·加西亞（Robert Garcia。

The penny was among the first coins produced when the US Mint was founded in 1792.

一分錢是美國造幣廠成立於1792年時生產的第一批硬幣之一。

Since then, it has undergone several changes in design, sign and metallic composition — going from pure copper to a zinc-copper blend.

從那時起，它在設計，符號和金屬成分上發生了幾次變化 - 從純銅到鋅 - 波波混合物。

Abraham Lincoln’s face was first put on the coin in 1909 to mark the 16th president’s 100th birthday.

亞伯拉罕·林肯（Abraham Lincoln）的臉在1909年首次放在硬幣上，以紀念第16總統的100歲生日。