華盛頓 - 美國財政部表示將於明年年初逐步淘汰新的便士

財政部在一份聲明中說，它監督的美國造幣廠將一旦用完了空白模板，它將停止生產新的便士

The U.S. Treasury Department says it will phase out production of new pennies early next year after President Donald Trump asked the agency to stop making the coin that has been part of the American currency for more than 230 years.

美國財政部表示，在唐納德·特朗普總統要求該機構停止製造已成為美國貨幣一部分的硬幣已有230多年的硬幣之後，將於明年年初逐步淘汰新的便士。

The Treasury Department said in a statement that the U.S. Mint, which it oversees, will stop making new pennies once it runs out of blank templates used to make the mostly copper and zinc coins. The agency confirmed that it made its final order of penny blanks this month.

財政部在一份聲明中說，一旦它用完了用於製造銅和鋅硬幣的空白模板，它將監督的美國造幣廠將停止製作新的便士。該機構確認，本月的一分錢毛坯訂單。

The retirement of the penny, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is expected to save the Treasury Department around $56 million annually in reduced material costs, according to the department's statement.

根據該部門的聲明，預計《華爾街日報》最初報告的一分錢退休，預計每年將節省約5600萬美元的財政部的材料成本。

"Additional savings will accrue as facility usage is adjusted and other efficiencies are achieved with the reduced production," the Treasury Department said.

財政部說：“隨著設施使用的調整，並通過降低的生產來實現其他效率，將產生額外的節省。”

The agency announced the move just months after Trump criticized production of the coin in February as being "wasteful."

在特朗普批評2月份的硬幣生產後，該機構宣布此舉“浪費”。

In an announcement in February on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the cost of mintging the coin featuring the profile of the country's 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, is more than twice the currency's face value.

特朗普在2月份的真相社交平台上的一份公告中說，鑄造該硬幣的成本是該國16任總統亞伯拉罕·林肯（Abraham Lincoln）的知名度，是該貨幣面值的兩倍以上。

"For far too long the United States has been mintging pennies, which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is wasteful!" Trump wrote. "I have instructed my Secretary of Treasury to stop producing new pennies. Let's rip the waste out of our great nation's budget, even if it's a penny at a time."

“很久以來，美國一直在造成便士，這實際上使我們花費了2美分。這很浪費！”特朗普寫道。 “我已經指示我的財政部長停止生產新的便士。讓我們從一個大國的預算中撕掉廢物，即使一次是一分錢。”

According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the cost of producing a single penny has more than doubled in the past 10 years, from 1.3 cents to 3.69 cents in 2024.

根據美國財政部的數據，在過去的10年中，生產一分錢的成本增加了一倍以上，從2024年的1.3美分到3.69美分。

Printing a paper $1 bill is cheaper than producing a penny, which, according to the U.S. Mint, is comprised of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper and requires a smelting process to mold the metals. According to the Federal Reserve, it costs Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing 3.2 cents to print a $1 note—less than the cost of mintging a penny.

印刷紙張的鈔票比生產一分錢便宜，根據美國造幣廠的說法，該鈔票由97.5％的鋅和2.5％的銅組成，並且需要一個冶煉工藝來塑造金屬。根據美聯儲的說法，它花費了財政部的雕刻和印刷局3.2美分的印刷1美元的紙條，而不是造成一分錢的成本。

The U.S. Mint reported losing $85.3 million on making pennies in fiscal year 2024, according to the Mint's annual report to Congress.

根據造幣廠向國會的年度報告，美國造幣廠報告說，在2024財政年度賺錢的價值為8,530萬美元。

The one-cent piece has been part of the fabric of America since 1792. Lincoln's portrait has been embossed on it for 116 years, according the U.S. Mint's website.

一美分的作品自1792年以來一直是美國結構的一部分。林肯的肖像已經浮雕了116年。

There are about 114 billion pennies currently in circulation in the United States, but they are severely underutilized, according to the Treasury Department.

據財政部稱，美國目前大約有1,140億便士流通，但嚴重未被充分利用。

"Given the cost savings to the taxpayer, this is just another example of our administration cutting waste for the American taxpayer and making the government more efficient for the American people," the Treasury Department said in it's statement.

財政部在其聲明中說：“鑑於納稅人節省了成本，這只是我們政府減少美國納稅人浪費的另一個例子，並使政府對美國人民的效率更加有效。”

The move would usually require the approval of Congress. Even though it's part of the U.S. Treasury, "Congress authorizes every coin and most medals that the U.S. Mint manufactures and oversees the Mint's operations under its Public Enterprise Fund," according to the Mint's website.

此舉通常需要國會的批准。儘管這是美國財政部的一部分，但“國會授權美國造幣廠製造的每枚硬幣和大多數獎牌，並根據其公共企業基金下的造幣廠運營，”根據造幣廠的網站。

However, Laurence H. Tribe, the Carl M. Loeb University professor of constitutional law emeritus at Harvard Law School, told the Associated Press in February that the U.S. Code, a list of general and permanent federal statues, gives Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the authority to scrap the penny.

然而，哈佛法學院的卡爾·勒布大學憲法法學教授勞倫斯·H·特里部（Laurence H.

"This action seems to me entirely lawful and fully constitutional," Tribe said.

部落說：“在我看來，這一行動似乎是完全合法和完全憲法的。”

The penny will become the 12th U.S. currency denomination to be retired, joining the half-cent coin, the 2-cent coin, the 20-cent piece and the "trime"—a silver three-cent piece issued from 1851 to 1873, Caroline Turco, assistant curator of the Money Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado, told ABC News.

一分錢將成為退休的第十二款貨幣派別，加入了半美分的硬幣，2美分的硬幣，20美分的作品和“ Trime”，這是1851年至1873年發行的三分之一的銀幣，Caroline Turco。

"We retired them for multiple different reasons, but normally because they were not being used or they just became too expensive to produce," said Turco.

Turco說：“我們以多種不同原因退休，但通常是因為它們沒有被使用，或者它們變得太昂貴而無法生產。”

Is it a good idea?

這是個好主意嗎？

Mark Weller is executive director of Americans for Common Cents, a Washington, D.C., organization that provides research to Congress and the executive branch on the benefits of the penny. He told ABC News that he believes eliminating the coin "is an absolutely horrible idea."

馬克·韋勒（Mark Weller）是華盛頓特區美國人的美國人執行董事，該組織為國會和行政部門提供了一分錢的好處。他告訴ABC新聞，他認為消除硬幣“絕對是一個可怕的主意”。

"It would be bad for consumers and it would be bad for the economy. It really would, in fact, not save money, but it would increase government losses and have some unintended economic consequences," Weller said.

韋勒說：“這對消費者來說是不利的，這對經濟不利。實際上，這實際上不是省錢，但會增加政府的損失並帶來一些意想不到的經濟後果。”

Weller—who disclosed to ABC News that he is also a lobbyist for companies in various industries, including Artazn, a Tennessee-based manufacturer of zinc products, some of which are used in making pennies—

韋勒（Weller）向ABC新聞透露，他還是包括田納西州鋅產品製造商Artazn在內的各個行業公司的遊說者，其中一些用於使便士 -