美国造币厂将停止生产便士

在一个历史性的转变中，可以标志着数百年历史的美国袋装零钱的结束，美国造币厂将停止生产新的便士

The US Mint will cease production of new pennies once its current stock of blank coin discs runs out, a Treasury Department official has told the Associated Press.

一位财政部官员告诉美联社，一旦其当前的空白硬币盘耗尽，美国造币厂将停止生产新的便士。

The move follows a sharp spike in production costs — the Treasury says it now costs nearly 4 cents to make a single penny, with total annual savings from halting production expected to hit $56 million.

此举是在生产成本急剧上激增的 - 财政部表示，现在要赚到一分钱的价格将近4美分，预计停止生产的每年节省预计将达到5600万美元。

First minted in 1793, the penny has been part of American history for over 230 years, and its potential demise comes after President Donald Trump announced his intention to eliminate the coin earlier this year.

一分钱在1793年首次铸造，一直是美国历史的一部分，已有230多年的历史，并且在唐纳德·特朗普总统宣布打算今年早些时候取消硬币的意图之后，其潜在的灭亡。

“For far too long, the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Trump posted on Truth Social in February.

“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。这是如此浪费！”特朗普在二月份发布了《真理社交》。

“I have instructed my Secretary of the U.S. Treasury to stop producing new pennies. They are largely useless, people don’t want them, and we can save a lot of money by eliminating the penny.”

“我指示我的美国财政部长停止生产新的便士。他们在很大程度上没有用，人们不想要它们，我们可以通过消除一分钱来节省很多钱。”

There are still an estimated 114 billion pennies in circulation — worth $1.14 billion — but Treasury officials say they are vastly underutilized and rarely used in daily transactions.

据估计，流通的140亿便士 - 价值11.4亿美元 - 但财政官员表示，他们的日常交易中很少使用，很少使用。

Despite being the most produced coin in the US Mint’s inventory — accounting for over 3.2 billion units minted last year — the penny has faced growing criticism for its poor return on investment and limited usefulness. By comparison, even the nickel, which costs nearly 14 cents to mint, has drawn criticism for its inefficiency.

尽管是美国造币厂的库存中生产最多的硬币（占去年铸造的32亿辆），但一分钱因其投资回报率差和有限的有用性而面临越来越多的批评。相比之下，即使是薄荷的成本近14美分的镍也因其效率低下引起了批评。

However, the penny also has its defenders, who argue that it’s still useful in charity drives, price rounding, and has a certain nostalgic value. They also note that the penny represents a more modest production loss than higher-value coins.

但是，一分钱也有其捍卫者，他们认为它在慈善机构驱动器，价格上涨并具有一定的怀旧价值中仍然有用。他们还指出，一分钱代表着比高价值硬币更适度的生产损失。

Congress, which controls the specifications of US coinage, has not yet passed any legislation to permanently kill the penny, although two bipartisan bills to do so were introduced earlier this year.

控制美国造币规格的国会尚未通过任何立法来永久杀死一分钱，尽管今年早些时候提出了两项​​两党法案。

But under US law, the Treasury Secretary is empowered to mint and issue coins “in amounts the secretary decides are necessary” to meet the country’s needs — a clause now being used to phase out the penny.

但是根据美国的法律，财政部长有权授予铸造和发行硬币，以“秘书决定是必要的”来满足国家的需求 - 现在，该条款被用来淘汰一分钱。