美國可能處於拋棄一分錢的邊緣

抓住您的硬幣錢包：美國可能處於拋棄一分錢的邊緣。據報導，美國財政部正在努力停止放置新的單美分硬幣

The U.S. Treasury is preparing to stop putting new one-cent coins into circulation by early next year, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, which could change the way you pay.

《華爾街日報》週四報導，美國財政部正準備停止在明年年初發行新的單美分硬幣。

The Treasury made its final order of penny blanks this month, the WSJ reported, citing a spokesperson, meaning the Mint will only produce pennies until it runs out of blanks. The end of the penny will mean businesses will have to round up or down prices to the nearest five cents, the spokesperson also told the WSJ.

WSJ報導說，本月財政部在本月的一分錢空白上作出了最後的訂單，並援引發言人的話說，這意味著薄荷只會產生便士，直到它用盡了空白為止。發言人還告訴WSJ，一分錢的盡頭將意味著企業將不得不將價格上漲或下跌至最近的五美分。

The Treasury and the U.S. Mint, which is responsible for producing the nation’s coins, did not immediately respond to Nexstar’s requests for comment.

負責生產國家硬幣的財政部和美國造幣廠沒有立即回應Nexstar的置評請求。

Thursday’s report comes months after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) set its sights on the penny and President Donald Trump called on the Treasury Department to stop minting new one-cent coins, deeming them “wasteful.”

週四的報告是在政府效率部（DOGE）對一分錢的目光投向幾個月後，唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）呼籲財政部停止鑄造新的單美分硬幣，認為他們“浪費”。

It costs roughly 3.69 cents to make one penny, according to the latest data from the U.S. Mint. Last year marked the 19th consecutive year that the penny — and the nickel — “remained above face value” when it comes to production costs.

根據美國造幣廠的最新數據，賺一分錢的成本約為3.69美分。去年標誌著一分錢和鎳連續第19年“在生產成本方面保持在面值之上”。

Earlier this month, a bipartisan bill to halt penny production was introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah). It was one of a handful of bills that have been brought forth since Trump’s comments on the one-cent coin.

本月初，參議員傑夫·默克利（D-ore。）和邁克·李（Mike Lee）（R-utah）提出了一項對潘妮（Penny）製作的兩黨法案。自從特朗普對單美分硬幣發表評論以來，這是少數幾個法案之一。

“I’m pleased to see the Treasury Department taking a page from my ‘Make Sense, Not Cents Act’,” Sen. Lee said in a statement shared with Nexstar. “Each penny costs four cents to make, so cutting this waste will save the American taxpayer over $85 million every year.”

參議員李在與Nexstar分享的一份聲明中說：“我很高興看到財政部從我的“有意義的，而不是美分法”中摘取一頁。” “每一分錢要花4美分，因此減少這種廢物將每年為美國納稅人節省超過8500萬美元。”

“Ending penny production is the right thing to do, but let’s make sure we do it the right way,” said Sen. Merkley. “If President Trump is serious about ending this wasteful spending—with each penny costing 4 times more to mint than it’s worth—he should work with Congress to take up necessary legislation, like my bipartisan bill with Senator Mike Lee. It’s time to make sense, not cents.”

參議員默克利說：“結束一分錢的生產是正確的選擇，但請確保我們以正確的方式做。” “如果特朗普總統認真地結束這筆浪費的支出 - 每一分錢的成本要比造幣廠的價值高4倍 - 他應該與國會合作採取必要的立法，例如我與參議員邁克·李（Mike Lee）的兩黨法案。是時候該變得有道理，而是。”

According to the Constitution, Congress is responsible for regulating the Federal Reserve and overseeing our money.

根據憲法，國會負責監管美聯儲並監督我們的資金。

The U.S. wouldn’t be the first country to ditch its lowest-denomination coin. (It wouldn’t even be the first time we’ve stopped producing a coin.)

美國將不會是第一個拋棄其最低貶值硬幣的國家。 （這甚至不是我們第一次停止生產硬幣。）

What happened when Canada ditched its penny?

加拿大拋棄一分錢時發生了什麼？

Canada axed its penny in the early 2010s for similar reasons as the U.S. has expressed regarding its penny. At the time, however, it was said to cost Canada 1.6 cents to produce one new penny, vastly less than what the U.S. is paying now, but enough to spur the government to do away with the coin.

加拿大在2010年代初以與美國對一分錢表示的類似原因削減了一分錢。然而，據說當時，加拿大損失了1.6美分的生產一分錢，比美國現在付款的一分錢要少得多，但足以促使政府消除硬幣。

The Royal Canadian Mint worked with financial institutions and charities to begin collecting the nation’s pennies, essentially putting the distribution process in reverse, Alex Reeves, then the Senior Manager of Communications for the Mint, told PBS News in 2014. Old pennies were turned in and melted down to extract their valuable metals.

加拿大皇家造幣廠與金融機構和慈善機構合作，開始收集美國的便士，從本質上講，分銷過程倒轉了，當時的薄荷通信高級經理Alex Reeves在2014年告訴PBS News。舊的便士被轉向並融化，融化以提取其有價值的金屬。

Without a one-cent coin, cash transactions had to change. Cash purchases are now rounded to the nearest nickel: For instance, a $19.82 purchase becomes $19.80 while $19.83 becomes $19.85. Payments with checks or debit or credit cards are not rounded.

如果沒有一個美分的硬幣，就不得不改變現金交易。現金購買現已四捨五入到最近的鎳：例如，$ 19.82的購買變成$ 19.80，而$ 19.83變成19.85美元。帶有支票，借記卡或信用卡的付款未舍入。

The U.S. appears likely to do the same, a Treasury spokesperson indicated to the Wall Street Journal.

美國似乎也可能這樣做。

Will pennies become valuable collector’s items?

便士會成為有價值的收藏家物品嗎？

The short answer is probably not.

簡短的答案可能不是。

Ten years after Canada stopped minting the penny, collectors said the novelty value of the coin did not skyrocket. Todd Sandham, owner of a coin and jewelry shop in Ontario, recently told Canadian outlet CTV News that even someone who brought in a jar of pennies to sell would “get about a penny and a half for them.” Experts at All About Coins in Salt Lake City recently told Nexstar’s KTVX they don’t foresee a spike in the value of Abraham Lincoln’s coin, either.

收藏家說，加拿大停止鑄造一分錢的十年後，硬幣的新穎價值並沒有飆升。安大略省一家硬幣和珠寶店的所有者托德·桑德姆（Todd Sandham）最近告訴加拿大媒體CTV新聞，即使有人帶來一罐便士出售的人也會“為他們賺一分錢一半。”有關鹽湖城硬幣的專家最近告訴Nexstar的KTVX，他們也不會預見到亞伯拉罕·林肯硬幣的價值。

“I don’t think that we’re ever going to see a day where like a 2024 penny is going to be worth so much more,” store clerk Casey Hackford-Peer explained. “Maybe in 200, 300 years, but not in my lifetime.”

“我認為我們不會看到像2024 Penny這樣的一天，它的價值會更高，”商店店員Casey Hacky Hackford-Peer解釋說。 “也許在200，300年中，但沒有在我的一生中。”

The penny will also remain legal tender.

一分錢還將保持法定招標。

Are there consequences of ending penny production?

結束一分錢生產會產生後果嗎？

Outside of rounding cash transactions, advocates for keeping the one-cent coin say there may be additional consequences of ditching the penny.

除了進行全面的現金交易之外，倡導者保留一美分硬幣說拋棄一分錢可能會帶來其他後果。

First is the practicality. While you’re likely using cash less, when you do, you expect to receive the

首先是實用性。雖然您可能會減少現金，但是當您這樣做時，您希望收到