美国财政部已正式作出了最后的空白便士，标志着单美分硬币的结局

美国财政部已正式做出了最后的空白便士订单，这标志着一美分硬币的结束开始，该硬币已经流通了两个世纪。

The U.S. Treasury has officially placed its last order for blank pennies, kicking off the beginning of the end for the one-cent coin, which has been in circulation for more than two centuries.

美国财政部已正式下达了空白便士的最后订单，这是一美分硬币的结束开始，该硬币已经流通了两个世纪以上。

“[T]he United States Mint will continue to manufacture pennies while an inventory of penny blanks exists,” a Treasury Department spokesperson told NBC News on Thursday, with the last of the new pennies set to enter circulation early next year.

财政部发言人周四对NBC新闻说：“美国造币厂将继续制造便士，而一分钱却存在。”

Last year was the 19th consecutive fiscal year that the cost of producing the coin was above its face value. In 2024, the cost of making the penny increased 20%, according to a report from the U.S. Mint. The one-cent coin currently costs the government 3.69 cents to make. Halting penny production is expected to save taxpayers $56 million annually.

去年是连续第19财政年度，生产硬币的成本高于其面值。根据美国造币厂的一份报告，2024年，赚钱的成本增加了20％。目前，单美分的硬币使政府赚取3.69美分。预计一分钱生产将为纳税人节省5600万美元。

Without new pennies entering circulation, the supply of the coin will eventually dry up and force businesses to round prices to the nearest nickel. However, nickels also boast high production costs; each five-cent coin costs the U.S. Mint 13.78 cents to make.

如果没有新的便士进入流通，硬币的供应最终将变干，并迫使企业将价格舍入至最近的镍。但是，镍也拥有高生产成本。每五美分的硬币要花13.78美分。

One-third of Americans said they don't use pennies in their daily lives, the highest share for any denomination.

三分之一的美国人说，他们在日常生活中不使用便士，这是任何教派的最高份额。

Proposals to eliminate the penny have come from both sides of the aisle. Earlier this month, Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon joined forces to introduce the Make Sense Not Cents Act.

消除一分钱的提议来自过道的两面。本月初，犹他州的共和党参议员迈克·李（Mike Lee）和俄勒冈州的民主党参议员杰夫·默克利（Jeff Merkley）联手引入了有意义的不是美分。

“It’s the opposite of ‘common cents’ for taxpayers’ dollars to fund wasteful spending like producing pennies,” Merkley said in a statement. “[T]hat is something that both Democrats and Republicans support to seriously take on government waste.”

默克利在一份声明中说：“纳税人的美元与浪费的支出（如生产便士）相反，这是'普通美分'的对立面。” “这是民主党人和共和党人都支持认真对待政府浪费的事情。”

President Donald Trump has also pushed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Trump wrote on Truth Social in February. “I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies.”

唐纳德·特朗普总统还推动财政部停止铸造新的便士。 “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！”特朗普在二月份写了《真理社交》。 “我已经指示我的美国财政部长停止生产新的便士。”

While Congress has the authority over the discontinuation or elimination of coins, the Treasury Department can halt new production.

尽管国会有权停止或消除硬币，但财政部可以停止新生产。

A recent YouGov poll found that 42% of Americans favored eliminating the penny, while 30% opposed. In that same survey, one-third of Americans said they don't use pennies in their daily lives, the highest share for any denomination.

最近的Yougov民意调查发现，有42％的美国人赞成消除一分钱，而30％的人反对。在同一调查中，三分之一的美国人说，他们在日常生活中不使用便士，这是任何教派的最高份额。

The last time a coin denomination was discontinued was in 1857, when Congress eliminated the half-cent coin.

最后一次停产的硬币面额是在1857年，当时国会淘汰了半美分的硬币。