总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）已下令在周日晚上生产美国便士

现在，以前一直支持该想法的州长贾里德·波利斯（Jared Polis）以及科罗拉多斯普林斯（Colorado Springs）的国家硬币组织正在对这一决定进行权衡。

President Donald Trump has ordered the production of U.S pennies to stop as of Sunday night. Now, Governor Jared Polis, who has been previously in support of the idea, along with national coin organizations in Colorado Springs, is weighing in on the decision.

唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）总统已下令在周日晚上制作美国便士的生产。现在，以前一直支持该想法的州长贾里德·波利斯（Jared Polis）以及科罗拉多斯普林斯（Colorado Springs）的国家硬币组织正在对这一决定进行权衡。

In President Trump's post to his Truth Social platform on Sunday night, he cited how it costs more than triple the value of the penny, to produce one. According to ABC News, the U.S. Mint reported losing $85.3 million in the 2024 fiscal year that ended in September on the nearly 3.2 billion pennies it produced. Every penny cost nearly $0.037 — up from $0.031 the year before.

在周日晚上，特朗普总统在他的真相社交平台上的帖子中，他列举了生产一个的成本超过一分钱的价值三倍。根据美国广播公司（ABC News）的报道，美国造币厂报告说，在9月份结束的2024财政年度损失了8530万美元，其生产的近32亿便士。每一分钱的价格近0.037美元，高于前一年的0.031美元。

The Money Museum of Colorado Springs, which is the largest coin and money museum in the United States, tells KRDO13 that the decision by the President is one that makes sense, no pun intended.

科罗拉多斯普林斯（Colorado Springs）的货币博物馆是美国最大的硬币和货币博物馆，他告诉KRDO13，总统的决定是有意义的，没有双关语。

They said the U.S. cent has been on "borrowed time", with the coin dwindling in usage over time, but that the cost to the U.S. Mint is staggering.

他们说，美国一分钱一直在“借来的时间”，随着时间的流逝，硬币的使用情况会减少，但是美国造币厂的成本令人震惊。

"The penny is 47% of what the Mint produces as of 2024, and they have a loss of about $170 million in producing those pennies," explained Caroline Turco, the Assistant Curator for the Museum.

博物馆助理策展人卡罗琳·图科（Caroline Turco）解释说：“一分钱是截至2024年的造币厂生产的47％，生产这些便士的损失约为1.7亿美元。”

One of six U.S. Mint facilities, which is based in Denver, Colorado, has been at the forefront of coin production for decades. A representative sent KRDO13 the following statement, implying that President Trump's decision could have another hurdle before becoming concrete.

数十年来，位于科罗拉多州丹佛市的六个美国薄荷设施之一一直处于硬币生产的最前沿。一位代表向KRDO13发送了以下声明，这意味着特朗普总统的决定可能在变得具体之前可能会有另一个障碍。

"Unfortunately, we currently have no information on legislative affairs. It is important for us that our customers stay informed. We will communicate any information once and if it is provided to us.

“不幸的是，我们目前尚无有关立法事务的信息。对我们的客户保持知识对我们很重要。我们将一旦向我们提供任何信息。

The United States Mint administers all coin programs according to legislation enacted by Congress and signed into law by the President. The United States Mint must adhere to legislative specifications on coin subject, design, metal composition and production.

美国根据国会制定的立法并由总统签署法律，管理所有硬币计划。美国造币厂必须遵守有关硬币主题，设计，金属组成和生产的立法规格。

Because changes to the current laws governing United States coinage would require congressional approval, you may contact your U.S. Senator or U.S. House of Representatives member directly to express your concerns and ideas."

由于对美国造币的现行法律的更改将需要国会批准，因此您可以直接联系美国参议员或美国众议院议员，以表达您的担忧和想法。”

A professor from Northeastern University however, explained to ABC News in January that the process of discontinuing the penny in the U.S. is "a little unclear" and that it would likely require an act of Congress to achieve, but the Secretary of the Treasury, whom Trump says he directed his order to, may be able to simply stop the minting of new pennies.

但是，东北大学的一位教授在一月份向ABC新闻解释说，停止美国的一分钱的过程“有点不清楚”，这可能需要国会行为才能实现，但是财政部长特朗普说，他指示自己的命令，也许可以简单地停止新的便士的铸造。

Turco adds that while the term "penny" is informally used by society, there has technically never been a U.S. penny. She says that it is a British word, and clarifies that the U.S. has been making the cent since ever 1776.

Turco补充说，尽管社会非正式地使用了“一分钱”一词，但从技术上讲，美国的一分钱从来都不是一分钱。她说这是一个英国的单词，并澄清说，自1776年以来，美国就一直在赚钱。

Turco adds that the cent is not alone. She says that over the years other coins have also met their demise within the U.S. Mint such as: the half-cent, the "trine" or a three-cent piece, as well as the Eagle ($10), or Double Eagle ($20) coins. She says that the cent, just like those other coins, has simply lost its use in society.

Turco补充说，百分比并不孤单。她说，多年来，其他硬币也遇到了在美国造币厂的灭亡，例如：半美分，“ Trine”或三美分的碎片以及Eagle（$ 10）或Double Eagle（20美元） ）硬币。她说，就像其他硬币一样，百分比只是在社会中失去了使用。

Governor Jared Polis has previously been outspoken on the idea of getting rid of the cent coin, having posted on his personal X account about it before.

州长贾里德·波利斯（Jared Polis）以前一直直言不讳地摆脱了一枚硬币的想法，他以前曾在他的个人X帐户上发布过有关它的想法。

"I've been working on this for years. I tagged DOGE. I tagged Elon Musk. I hope they saw the post to say get rid of the penny because it costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year making pennies. And it also has major environmental costs in terms of all the mining that goes into it and everything else." Polis reiterated to KRDO13 on Monday while speaking for an unrelated event.

“我已经为此做了多年。我标记了Doge。我标记了Elon Musk。我希望他们看到帖子说摆脱一分钱，因为这使纳税人每年花费数亿美元，赚钱。而且它也是如此。就所有进入的采矿以及其他所有采矿而言，都具有重大的环境成本。”周一，波利斯在周一举行的无关事件讲话时重申了KRDO13。

"I'm excited that they're moving in this direction. And it's just an example of increased government efficiency when we think creatively," added Polis.

波利斯补充说：“我很高兴他们朝这个方向发展。这只是我们创造性思考时政府效率提高的一个例子。”

Turco says that people shouldn't expect to see a jump in the value of the cent coin, since there are billions in circulation, and there have already been at least 250 million cents minted across the country so far in 2025.

Turco说，人们不应该期望看到Cent Coin的价值有所增加，因为流通数十亿美元，到目前为止，全国各地至少有2.5亿美分的收入。

She says that by comparison, when Canada ceased the production of their cent coin in 2002, and today Turco says those coins are still worth, "a penny".

她说，相比之下，当加拿大在2002年停止了他们的代币的生产时，今天，Turco说这些硬币仍然值得，“一分钱”。

Conversely, Turco, as well as other coin collector experts in Colorado Springs, say that people who can get their hands on January 2025, or February 2025 cents, if the production does come to a halt, those may become collectors items, decades from now.

相反，Turco以及Colorado Springs的其他硬币收藏家专家说，可以在2025年1月或2025年2月获得交接的人们，如果制作确实停止了。