美国可能处于抛弃一分钱的边缘

抓住您的硬币钱包：美国可能处于抛弃一分钱的边缘。据报道，美国财政部正在努力停止放置新的单美分硬币

The U.S. Treasury is preparing to stop putting new one-cent coins into circulation by early next year, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, which could change the way you pay.

《华尔街日报》周四报道，美国财政部正准备停止在明年年初发行新的单美分硬币。

The Treasury made its final order of penny blanks this month, the WSJ reported, citing a spokesperson, meaning the Mint will only produce pennies until it runs out of blanks. The end of the penny will mean businesses will have to round up or down prices to the nearest five cents, the spokesperson also told the WSJ.

WSJ报道说，本月财政部在本月的一分钱空白上作出了最后的订单，并援引发言人的话说，这意味着薄荷只会产生便士，直到它用尽了空白为止。发言人还告诉WSJ，一分钱的尽头将意味着企业将不得不将价格上涨或下跌至最近的五美分。

The Treasury and the U.S. Mint, which is responsible for producing the nation’s coins, did not immediately respond to Nexstar’s requests for comment.

负责生产国家硬币的财政部和美国造币厂没有立即回应Nexstar的置评请求。

Thursday’s report comes months after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) set its sights on the penny and President Donald Trump called on the Treasury Department to stop minting new one-cent coins, deeming them “wasteful.”

周四的报告是在政府效率部（DOGE）对一分钱的目光投向几个月后，唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）呼吁财政部停止铸造新的单美分硬币，认为他们“浪费”。

It costs roughly 3.69 cents to make one penny, according to the latest data from the U.S. Mint. Last year marked the 19th consecutive year that the penny — and the nickel — “remained above face value” when it comes to production costs.

根据美国造币厂的最新数据，赚一分钱的成本约为3.69美分。去年标志着一分钱和镍连续第19年“在生产成本方面保持在面值之上”。

Earlier this month, a bipartisan bill to halt penny production was introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah). It was one of a handful of bills that have been brought forth since Trump’s comments on the one-cent coin.

本月初，参议员杰夫·默克利（D-ore。）和迈克·李（Mike Lee）（R-utah）提出了一项对潘妮（Penny）制作的两党法案。自从特朗普对单美分硬币发表评论以来，这是少数几个法案之一。

“I’m pleased to see the Treasury Department taking a page from my ‘Make Sense, Not Cents Act’,” Sen. Lee said in a statement shared with Nexstar. “Each penny costs four cents to make, so cutting this waste will save the American taxpayer over $85 million every year.”

参议员李在与Nexstar分享的一份声明中说：“我很高兴看到财政部从我的“有意义的，而不是美分法”中摘取一页。” “每一分钱要花4美分，因此减少这种废物将每年为美国纳税人节省超过8500万美元。”

“Ending penny production is the right thing to do, but let’s make sure we do it the right way,” said Sen. Merkley. “If President Trump is serious about ending this wasteful spending—with each penny costing 4 times more to mint than it’s worth—he should work with Congress to take up necessary legislation, like my bipartisan bill with Senator Mike Lee. It’s time to make sense, not cents.”

参议员默克利说：“结束一分钱的生产是正确的选择，但请确保我们以正确的方式做。” “如果特朗普总统认真地结束这笔浪费的支出 - 每一分钱的成本要比造币厂的价值高4倍 - 他应该与国会合作采取必要的立法，例如我与参议员迈克·李（Mike Lee）的两党法案。是时候该变得有道理，而是。”

According to the Constitution, Congress is responsible for regulating the Federal Reserve and overseeing our money.

根据宪法，国会负责监管美联储并监督我们的资金。

The U.S. wouldn’t be the first country to ditch its lowest-denomination coin. (It wouldn’t even be the first time we’ve stopped producing a coin.)

美国将不会是第一个抛弃其最低贬值硬币的国家。 （这甚至不是我们第一次停止生产硬币。）

What happened when Canada ditched its penny?

加拿大抛弃一分钱时发生了什么？

Canada axed its penny in the early 2010s for similar reasons as the U.S. has expressed regarding its penny. At the time, however, it was said to cost Canada 1.6 cents to produce one new penny, vastly less than what the U.S. is paying now, but enough to spur the government to do away with the coin.

加拿大在2010年代初以与美国对一分钱表示的类似原因削减了一分钱。然而，据说当时，加拿大损失了1.6美分的生产一分钱，比美国现在付款的一分钱要少得多，但足以促使政府消除硬币。

The Royal Canadian Mint worked with financial institutions and charities to begin collecting the nation’s pennies, essentially putting the distribution process in reverse, Alex Reeves, then the Senior Manager of Communications for the Mint, told PBS News in 2014. Old pennies were turned in and melted down to extract their valuable metals.

加拿大皇家造币厂与金融机构和慈善机构合作，开始收集美国的便士，从本质上讲，分销过程倒转了，当时的薄荷通信高级经理Alex Reeves在2014年告诉PBS News。旧的便士被转向并融化，融化以提取其有价值的金属。

Without a one-cent coin, cash transactions had to change. Cash purchases are now rounded to the nearest nickel: For instance, a $19.82 purchase becomes $19.80 while $19.83 becomes $19.85. Payments with checks or debit or credit cards are not rounded.

如果没有一个美分的硬币，就不得不改变现金交易。现金购买现已四舍五入到最近的镍：例如，$ 19.82的购买变成$ 19.80，而$ 19.83变成19.85美元。带有支票，借记卡或信用卡的付款未舍入。

The U.S. appears likely to do the same, a Treasury spokesperson indicated to the Wall Street Journal.

美国似乎也可能这样做。

Will pennies become valuable collector’s items?

便士会成为有价值的收藏家物品吗？

The short answer is probably not.

简短的答案可能不是。

Ten years after Canada stopped minting the penny, collectors said the novelty value of the coin did not skyrocket. Todd Sandham, owner of a coin and jewelry shop in Ontario, recently told Canadian outlet CTV News that even someone who brought in a jar of pennies to sell would “get about a penny and a half for them.” Experts at All About Coins in Salt Lake City recently told Nexstar’s KTVX they don’t foresee a spike in the value of Abraham Lincoln’s coin, either.

收藏家说，加拿大停止铸造一分钱的十年后，硬币的新颖价值并没有飙升。安大略省一家硬币和珠宝店的所有者托德·桑德姆（Todd Sandham）最近告诉加拿大媒体CTV新闻，即使有人带来一罐便士出售的人也会“为他们赚一分钱一半。”有关盐湖城硬币的专家最近告诉Nexstar的KTVX，他们也不会预见到亚伯拉罕·林肯硬币的价值。

“I don’t think that we’re ever going to see a day where like a 2024 penny is going to be worth so much more,” store clerk Casey Hackford-Peer explained. “Maybe in 200, 300 years, but not in my lifetime.”

“我认为我们不会看到像2024 Penny这样的一天，它的价值会更高，”商店店员Casey Hacky Hackford-Peer解释说。 “也许在200，300年中，但没有在我的一生中。”

The penny will also remain legal tender.

一分钱还将保持法定招标。

Are there consequences of ending penny production?

结束一分钱生产会产生后果吗？

Outside of rounding cash transactions, advocates for keeping the one-cent coin say there may be additional consequences of ditching the penny.

除了进行全面的现金交易之外，倡导者保留一美分硬币说抛弃一分钱可能会带来其他后果。

First is the practicality. While you’re likely using cash less, when you do, you expect to receive the

首先是实用性。虽然您可能会减少现金，但是当您这样做时，您希望收到