美国财政部制作了最终的一分钱空白订单，并将在2026年初停止分发单美分的硬币

财政部发言人证实了一分钱的终结。此举预计每年节省5600万美元的材料

The US Treasury has made its final order of penny blanks and will stop distributing the one-cent coins by early 2026, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, May 22. A Treasury spokesperson confirmed the end of the penny to the Associated Press.

《华尔街日报》（Wall Street Journal）在5月22日星期四报道，美国财政部已制定了最终的一分钱空白订单，并将在2026年初之前停止分发单美分的硬币。

The move is expected to save $56 million a year in materials, according to a Treasury official who spoke anonymously to preview the decision. Once existing penny supplies run out, businesses will begin rounding prices to the nearest five cents.

一位匿名发言以预览该决定的财政部官员说，此举预计每年将节省5600万美元的材料。一旦现有的便士用品用完了，企业将开始将价格四舍五入到最近的五美分。

According to the US Mint, taxpayers spent $85.3 million for the minting of nearly 3.2 billion pennies in 2024. Each penny cost about 3.69 cents to produce in 2024, marking the 19th year in a row where its cost exceeded its face value.

根据美国造币厂的说法，纳税人花了8530万美元在2024年的造币厂造币近32亿便士。2024年的每一便士成本约为3.69美分，标志着其成本超过其面值的第19年。

Economists and lawmakers have proposed getting rid of the penny throughout the 21st century. They've cited the relatively high price of putting a penny in circulation, along with recent shifts toward digital payment methods and online banking.

经济学家和立法者提议在整个21世纪摆脱一分钱。他们列举了将一分钱流通的相对较高的价格，以及最近向数字支付方法和在线银行业的转变。

Former President Barack Obama pushed for ending the penny. In 2015, former Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew planned to suspend penny production, but the coins have continued to be minted.

前总统巴拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama）努力结束一分钱。 2015年，前财政部长雅各布（Jacob Lew）计划暂停一分钱的生产，但硬币仍在继续铸造。

In a 2013 Google+ Hangout, Obama said the penny has lingered because of emotional attachment to the coins once popular inside children's piggy banks.

奥巴马在2013年的Google+聚会场所说，一分钱因曾经在儿童小猪银行中流行的硬币的情感依恋而徘徊。

"This is not going to be a huge savings for [the federal] government, but anytime we're spending more money on something that people don't actually use, that's an example of something we should probably change," said Obama. One of the things that you see chronically in government is [that] it's very hard to get rid of things that don't work so that we can then invest in the things that do. The penny ends up being, I think, a good metaphor for some of the larger problems that we've got."

奥巴马说：“这对[联邦]政府来说并不是一笔巨大的节省，但是每当我们花更多的钱在人们实际上没有使用的东西上，这就是我们应该改变的一个例子。”您在政府中长期看到的一件事是，很难摆脱不起作用的事情，以便我们可以投资于做事的事情。我认为，一分钱最终是我们遇到的一些更大问题的好隐喻。”

President Donald Trump renewed the push to eliminate the penny when he returned to office, calling the penny a "wasteful" expense.

总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）回到办公室时，又重新淘汰了一分钱，称这笔钱是“浪费”的费用。

Trump directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to make the long-awaited change in February.

特朗普指示财政部长斯科特·贝斯特（Scott Bessent）在2月份进行了期待已久的变革。

"Let's rip the waste out of our great nation's budget, even if it's a penny at a time," Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social.

特朗普在他的社交媒体平台真相社交上张贴：“即使是一次是一分钱，让我们从伟大的国家的预算中撕下浪费。”

The penny was one of the US Mint's first coins produced when it was authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792. Early designs featured a woman with flowing hair, symbolizing liberty.

一分钱是1792年《造币法》授权的美国造币厂生产的第一枚硬币。

The coin's size, artwork, and metal composition have evolved over the years. Pennies eventually changed from pure copper to a copper-zinc mix.

这些年来，硬币的尺寸，艺术品和金属成分已经发展。便士最终从纯铜变成铜锌混合物。

President Abraham Lincoln's image arrived on the penny in 1909, marking his 100th birthday. The current design, featuring a Union shield on the back side, was introduced in 2010 to honor Lincoln's preservation of the US as a single nation.

亚伯拉罕·林肯（Abraham Lincoln）总统的形象于1909年到达了一分钱，标志着他的100岁生日。 2010年推出了目前的设计，其背面有联盟盾牌，以纪念林肯将美国保存为一个国家。

Trump's legal basis for officially discontinuing the penny remains unclear. While the Treasury Secretary may have the power to stop new production, legal experts say Congressional lawmakers might need to act since the US Mint is under the authority of Congress.

特朗普正式停药的法律依据尚不清楚。尽管财政部长可能有权停止新生产，但法律专家表示，国会立法者可能需要采取行动，因为美国造币厂处于国会的授权下。

The penny's removal may also draw attention to another coin: the nickel. The US Mint said the five-cent coins cost 13.8 cents to put into circulation.

一分钱的去除也可能会引起另一个硬币：镍。美国造币厂表示，五美分硬币的流通成本为13.8美分。

The dime (5.76 cents), the quarter (14.68 cents), and the half-dollar (33.97 cents) remain significantly cheaper to produce than their value.

一角钱（5.76美分），四分之一（14.68美分）和半美元（33.97美分）的生产价格要比其价值便宜得多。