与一分钱说再见，因为国会试图消除单美分的硬币

国会已经引入了针对一分钱的另一条立法，从而深入了解了为了抛弃我们一美分硬币的重新斗争。如果您是一分钱的收藏家，而不是一分钱的造物主，则可能会让您想知道自己的变化是否会突然获得价值。

Lawmakers have introduced yet another bipartisan bill that would direct the U.S. Mint to stop producing pennies, offering a renewed focus on the effort to ditch our one-cent coin.

议员们提出了另一个两党法案，该法案将指示美国造币厂停止生产便士，从而重新专注于抛弃我们的单美分硬币的努力。

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) this week introduced the “Make Sense, Not Cents” legislation, which is one of a handful of bills that have been brought forth since President Donald Trump said in February that he had asked the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies.

参议员迈克·李（R-Utah）和参议员杰夫·默克利（D-Oregon）本周介绍了“有意义的，不是美分”的立法，这是自2月份唐纳德·特朗普总统在2月份表示，他要求国防部停止新的Pennies。

The president said he was urging the move because it is "ridiculous" that the government continues to make pennies at a loss, as the coin is now used less and less due to inflation.

总统说，他敦促这一举动，因为政府继续赚钱是“荒谬的”，因为由于通货膨胀，硬币现在越来越少了。

"No private business would produce something at a 4x loss. It’s time to stop wasting Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars making overpriced pennies," Sen. Lee said in a statement. "This bipartisan bill will phase out penny production and put an end to this pointless spending program."

参议员李在一份声明中说：“没有私营企业会以4倍的损失产生一些东西。是时候停止浪费美国人来赚来的税金的价格过高了。” “这项两党法案将逐步淘汰一分钱的生产，并结束这一毫无意义的支出计划。”

According to the latest report from the U.S. Mint, it costs 3.69 cents to produce a single penny. That's the most it has ever cost to make the coin, and it's more than triple the one-cent value of the penny.

根据美国造币厂的最新报告，生产一分钱的成本为3.69美分。这是制作硬币有史以来最费用的费用，这是一分钱的单美分价值的三倍。

Experts at All About Coins in Salt Lake City say they don't foresee a spike in the value of Abraham Lincoln's coin if production halts.

关于盐湖城硬币的专家说，他们不会预见到亚伯拉罕·林肯硬币的价值，如果生产停止。

"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."

商店店员Casey Hackford-Peer解释说：“我不认为我们会看到像2024 Penny这样的一天的价值。” “也许在200，300年中，但没有在我的一生中。”

Not all pennies are chump change, though. Some rare finds can be worth some serious coin.

不过，并非所有的便士都在变化。一些罕见的发现值得一些认真的硬币。

For example, Hackford-Peer highlighted a 1909 S "VDB" cent, which can be worth hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars. It's a penny that still has the artist's initials minted on it, making it worth upwards of $750,000. Another, minted in Denver in 1943, sold for $840,000 in 2021, according to a listing by Heritage Auctions.

例如，Hackford-Peer强调了1909年的“ VDB”一分钱，价值数百，有时甚至数千美元。这是一分钱，仍然刻有艺术家的缩写，价值超过75万美元。根据Heritage Auctions的一份清单，另一位于1943年在丹佛铸造，在2021年以840,000美元的价格售出。

These pennies are known as "wheat pennies" after the sheaves of wheat on the backs. Produced from 1909 to 1958, wheat pennies have been known to sell at auctions for thousands of dollars. One from 1944 — made entirely of steel, giving it a silver appearance instead of copper or bronze — sold at auction for $168,000 in January. A highly graded wheat penny from the 1909 series recently sold for $99,000 at auction.

这些便士被称为“小麦的小麦”，后面是小麦束缚。从1909年到1958年生产的小麦便士以数千美元的价格出售小麦便士。从1944年起，一个完全是由钢制成的，它的外观是银色的，而不是铜或青铜 - 在一月份以168,000美元的价格售出。 1909年系列赛的高度分级小麦一分钱​​最近以99,000美元的拍卖售出。

The pennies in your piggy bank or lost in your couch cushions are likely not as valuable. They may, however, still be useful for your cash purchases.

您的小猪银行中的便士或在沙发垫中迷路的便士可能不那么有价值。但是，它们可能仍然对您的现金购买有用。

Other legislation introduced earlier this year to end penny production would essentially replicate what Canada did when it eliminated its penny: the one-cent coin remains legal tender, but cash transactions are rounded up or down to the nearest five cents.

今年早些时候提出的其他立法以结束一分钱的产量，将基本上复制加拿大消除便士时所做的事情：单美分的硬币仍然是法定货币，但现金交易却被四舍五入或下降到最近的五美分。

So far, all pieces of legislation to end penny production introduced in this year have been referred to committees.

到目前为止，所有立法结束了今年引入的一分钱生产的立法，都已转介给委员会。