總統唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）呼籲停止生產成本上升，以停止鑄造新的便士

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President Donald Trump has called for a pause on U.S. Treasury’s production of pennies, citing the coin’s rising costs and calling the continued manufacturing “wasteful.”

唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統呼籲暫停美國財政部的美分生產，理由是硬幣的成本上升，並稱持續的製造業“浪費”。

“For far too long the United States has been making pennies which cost us more than 2 cents. Unbelievable. We’re continuing to mint pennies at a huge loss. This is so wasteful! I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Thursday.

“很久以來，美國一直在賺錢，花費了我們2美分。令人難以置信的。我們將繼續以巨大的損失造成便士。這太浪費了！我已經指示我的美國財政部長停止生產新的便士，”特朗普在周四的一個真理社交帖子中寫道。

While the president can direct the Treasury to pause production, eliminating a U.S. coin entirely still requires Congressional approval—a step that has failed to advance in previous attempts.

雖然總統可以指示財政部暫停生產，但消除美國硬幣仍然需要國會批准，這一步驟未能在以前的嘗試中晉升。

It Now Costs 3.69 Cents to Make A Penny

現在花費3.69美分才能賺錢

According to the U.S. Mint’s most recent report, it cost 3.69 cents to produce a single penny in fiscal year 2024—more than triple the coin’s face value. This marks the 19th consecutive year that pennies have been made at a financial loss.

根據美國造幣廠的最新報告，在2024財政年度生產一分錢成本為3.69美分，比硬幣的面值三倍。這標誌著財政損失的便士連續第19年。

The increase is largely tied to the rising cost of materials, particularly copper. Although pennies are mostly made of zinc, they are coated in copper, and copper prices rose by over five percent last year.

這種增加在很大程度上與材料成本的上升相關，尤其是銅。儘管便士主要由鋅製成，但它們塗有銅，去年銅價上漲了5％以上。

The nickel is also being produced at a loss, with each five-cent coin costing nearly 14 cents to mint. Other coins continue to be profitable:

鎳也虧本生產，每五美分的硬幣成本近14美分。其他硬幣繼續有利可圖：

These figures were confirmed in a February 2025 article published by NBC/Nexstar, which examined the cost breakdown of circulating U.S. coins.

NBC/Nexstar發表的一篇文章中證實了這些數字，該文章研究了循環美國硬幣的成本分解。

How It Could Affect Local Businesses

它如何影響當地企業

If penny production slows or stops, businesses across the Victor Valley could begin rounding cash transactions to the nearest five cents.

如果一分錢的生產速度減慢或停止，那麼Victor Valley的企業可能會開始將現金交易四捨五入到最近的五美分。

For example, a bill totaling $4.97 might be rounded up to $5.00, or $4.92 might be rounded down to $4.90. This change would only apply to cash transactions, while card payments would remain exact.

例如，總計4.97美元的賬單可能會被四捨五入$ 5.00，或者$ 4.92的賬單可能會落後至4.90美元。此更改僅適用於現金交易，而付款將保持準確。

For many local businesses—especially small restaurants, food vendors, and retail shops where cash is still widely used—this could mean:

對於許多當地企業，尤其是小型餐廳，食品攤販和現金仍然廣泛使用的零售店 - 這可能意味著：

Customers who rely on cash, including unbanked residents, may feel the impact more directly. According to the FDIC, an estimated 5.6 million households in the U.S. remain unbanked and continue to rely on coins and physical currency.

依靠現金的客戶，包括沒有銀行的居民，可能會更直接地感受到影響。根據FDIC的說法，估計在美國有560萬戶家庭仍然沒有銀行賬戶，並繼續依靠硬幣和實體貨幣。

Rounding practices may also affect the total cost of goods, depending on how businesses implement the change. Some may choose to round in the customer’s favor to maintain goodwill, while others may round up to simplify cash handling.

舍入實踐也可能影響商品的總成本，具體取決於企業如何實施變更。有些人可能會選擇圍繞客戶的支持來維持善意，而另一些人可能會圍繞以簡化現金處理。

Why The Penny Still Exists

為什麼一分錢仍然存在

Despite its production cost, the penny remains in circulation for several reasons.

儘管其生產成本，但一分錢仍在流通，原因有幾個。

Former U.S. Mint officials have explained that while the Mint loses money on the penny and nickel, it profits on other coins, such as quarters and dollar coins, which helps offset the losses.

前美國造幣廠官員解釋說，雖然薄荷損失了一分錢和鎳的錢，但它在其他硬幣（例如四分之一和美元硬幣）上獲利，這有助於抵消損失。

There is also lobbying pressure from industries that supply the metals used in pennies, particularly zinc. Additionally, prior legislative efforts to reform coin production have failed to pass. In both 2020 and 2023, bipartisan bills aimed at reducing minting costs stalled in Congress.

也有來自行業的遊說壓力，這些壓力供應便士，尤其是鋅的金屬。此外，先前改革硬幣生產的立法努力未能通過。在2020年和2023年，兩黨法案旨在降低國會停滯的鑄造成本。

“Even though you’re losing $80 million a year on one single product line, $80 million is a pittance compared to a $4 trillion budget,” former U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy told NBC4.

前美國造幣廠董事埃德·莫伊（Ed Moy）告訴NBC4：“即使您每年在一條產品線上損失8000萬美元，但與預算4萬億美元的預算相比，$ 8000萬美元是一種挑剔。”

What Comes Next

接下來會發生什麼

While President Trump’s directive has brought renewed attention to the future of the penny, the U.S. Mint continues to produce them.

儘管特朗普總統的指示引起了人們對一分錢的未來的重新關注，但美國造幣廠仍在繼續產生它們。

Any permanent decision would require Congressional legislation—something experts agree is unlikely to happen quickly.

任何永久性決定都需要國會立法 - 專家認為不太可能很快發生。