联邦政府本月作出了最终的一分钱空白订单

美国造币厂将继续制造便士，而一分钱空白的库存

The federal government made its final order of penny blanks this month—the first step to end the production of the 1-cent coin, a spokesperson for the Treasury Department confirmed to USA TODAY.

联邦政府本月就制定了一分钱杂物，这是结束1美分硬币生产的第一步，财政部发言人向《今日美国》证实。

"The United States Mint will continue to manufacture pennies while an inventory of penny blanks exists," the spokesperson said. The agency did not specify how long the inventory was expected to last, so it's unclear exactly when pennies will no longer be in circulation.

发言人说：“美国造币厂将继续制造便士，同时存在一分钱的空白。”该机构没有指定库存持续的时间，因此目前尚不清楚何时不再流通。

Blanks are flat metal discs that eventually become coins, according to the U.S. Mint.

根据美国造币厂的说法，空白是扁平金属盘，最终变成硬币。

President Donald Trump has pushed to end the circulation of pennies since the start of his second term, citing the cost to produce them.

自第二任期开始以来，唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）总统一直在努力结束便士的流通，理由是产生成本。

The U.S. Mint has been making the penny for 233 years—it was one of the first coins made after the agency was established in 1792, according to its website.

根据其网站，美国造币厂已经赚钱了233年，这是该机构于1792年成立后最早制作的硬币之一。

The government produced about 3.2 billion pennies in 2024, according to the U.S. Mint's annual report. The year before that, the Treasury Department circulated 4.1 billion pennies.

根据美国造币厂的年度报告，政府在2024年生产了约32亿美元的便士。在那一年，财政部分发了41亿便士。

Generally, consumers are using less cash—including pennies. According to data from the Federal Reserve, Americans made only 16% of their payments in cash in 2023.

通常，消费者使用的现金较少，包括便士。根据美联储的数据，美国人在2023年仅以现金付款的16％。

Trump pushed to end penny production

特朗普努力结束一分钱的生产

In February, Trump instructed the Treasury Department to stop minting the low-value coins.

2月，特朗普指示财政部停止铸造低价值硬币。

"For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies."

“很久以来，美国已经铸造了几分钱，这实际上使我们花费了2美分。这太浪费了！”特朗普在一篇关于真理社会的帖子中写道。 “我指示我的美国财政部长停止生产新的便士。”

Elon Musk, who has started to scale back his work as head of Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, said in January that penny production in fiscal year 2023 cost taxpayers more than $179 million.

埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）已经开始缩减特朗普政府效率部负责人的工作，他在一月份表示，2023财政年度的一分钱生产成本超过1.79亿美元。

How much does it cost to produce pennies?

生产便士多少钱？

In fiscal year 2024, it took 3.7 cents to produce and distribute one penny, according to the 2024 U.S. Mint report.

根据2024年美国薄荷报告，在2024财政年度，生产和分发一分钱花了3.7美分。

The 2024 cost was up by 20% from the previous year, the report said.

报告称，2024年的成本比上一年增长了20％。

The report said the increase was partly driven by the rising costs of metals like zinc and copper.

该报告说，增加的部分是由于锌和铜等金属的成本上涨所致。

Similarly, the nickel costs 13.8 cents to produce, according to the U.S. Mint.

同样，根据美国造币厂的说法，镍的价格为13.8美分。

Contributing: Minnah Arshad and Fernando Cervantes Jr.

贡献：Minnah Arshad和Fernando Cervantes Jr.

Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at melina.khan@usatoday.com.

梅丽娜·汗（Melina Khan）是《今日美国》的全国趋势记者。可以通过melina.khan@usatoday.com与她联系。