国家幸运的一分钱日是星期五，但是一分钱的未来并不是那么幸运

星期五是全国幸运的一分钱日，但是一分钱的未来看起来并不那么幸运。美国财政部周四确认，它下令了最后一轮便士

The U.S. Treasury has confirmed that it has ordered its last round of pennies, after which they will no longer be in production, though they can still be used for purchases.

美国财政部已经确认，它已经下令进行最后一轮便士，之后他们将不再出生，尽管它们仍然可以用于购买。

This follows a February announcement by the Trump administration that it will halt the production of the one cent coins, a move that’s estimated to save the government $56 million.

这是在特朗普政府2月份宣布的消息之后，它将停止生产一美分硬币，此举估计为节省了5600万美元的政府。

The move comes as the Treasury faces a legal obligation to mint coins in accordance with public demand, despite the fact that their production costs more than their face value.

此举是因为财政部面临着根据公共需求造币硬币的法律义务，尽管其生产的成本高于其面值。

The report also notes that the administration is planning to recommend to Congress that the minimum denomination of circulating coins be raised to five cents, a move that would require congressional approval.

该报告还指出，政府计划向国会推荐，将循环硬币的最低面额提高到五美分，这一举动需要国会批准。

The news may come as a surprise to some, but it's ultimately not that shocking. After all, pennies have been slowly disappearing from circulation for years now.

这个消息可能会让某些人感到惊讶，但最终并不令人震惊。毕竟，多年来，便士一直在慢慢从流通中消失。

The last time the U.S. mint made any significant changes to the penny was in 1982, when the copper content of the coin was reduced.

美国造币厂上一次对一分钱进行任何重大更改是在1982年，当时硬币的铜含量减少了。

Before 1982, pennies were made entirely of copper and are worth about 3 cents a piece. However, since 1982, pennies are composed of 97.5 percent zinc with a 2.5 percent copper plating, making them worth only a single cent.

1982年之前，便士完全由铜制成，价值约3美分。但是，自1982年以来，便士由97.5％的锌组成，铜板2.5％，使它们仅价值一分钱。

You can sell old pennies to a coin shop, but you can’t melt them down. Since pennies are still legal tender, it’s a felony to melt them for profit.

您可以将旧的便士卖给硬币店，但您不能将它们融化。由于便士仍然是法定招标，因此将其融化是为了获利的重罪。

“If they do away with the penny, or the cent, I don’t know if they’ll approve it to be melted, they probably will,” said Rick Raines of Raines Rare Coins LLC.

Raines Rare Coins LLC的里克·雷恩斯（Rick Raines）说：“如果他们取消一分钱或百分之一，我不知道他们是否会批准它融化，他们可能会融化。”

The copper price increases and decreases, but it's safe to assume that an old penny would be worth more than one cent today.

铜价上涨和下降，但可以肯定地假设旧的一分钱今天价值不超过一美。

The report also mentions that 114 billion pennies are in production, and the coin is the most commonly collected. However, Raines has not seen an increase in demand for pennies since the announcement that production will stop.

该报告还提到，生产中有140亿便士，而硬币是最常见的。但是，自从宣布生产将停止以来，Raines并没有看到对便士的需求增加。

“There’s still way too many pennies for the collectors’ base to collect,” Raines said.

雷恩斯说：“收藏家的基础仍然有太多便士收集。”

But one penny has been hard to come by: the 2025 penny.

但是一分钱很难得到：2025 Penny。

“Everybody found out that the production is stopped, so everybody ran into the banks and started buying them,” Raines said. “So, we’ve got collectors looking for those and I don’t even have any at the shop right now.”

雷恩斯说：“每个人都发现生产已经停止，所以每个人都遇到了银行并开始购买。” “因此，我们有收藏家正在寻找这些，我现在什至在商店里没有任何东西。”