總統唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）已下令在周日晚上生產美國便士

現在，以前一直支持該想法的州長賈里德·波利斯（Jared Polis）以及科羅拉多斯普林斯（Colorado Springs）的國家硬幣組織正在對這一決定進行權衡。

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.

唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統已下令在周日晚上製作美國便士的生產。現在，以前一直支持該想法的州長賈里德·波利斯（Jared Polis）以及科羅拉多斯普林斯（Colorado Springs）的國家硬幣組織正在對這一決定進行權衡。

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，特朗普總統在他的真相社交平台上的帖子中，他列舉了生產一個的成本超過一分錢的價值三倍。根據美國廣播公司（ABC News）的報導，美國造幣廠報告說，在9月份結束的2024財政年度損失了8530萬美元，其生產的近32億便士。每一分錢的價格近0.037美元，高於前一年的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.

科羅拉多斯普林斯（Colorado Springs）的貨幣博物館是美國最大的硬幣和貨幣博物館，他告訴KRDO13，總統的決定是有意義的，沒有雙關語。

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.

他們說，美國一分錢一直在“借來的時間”，隨著時間的流逝，硬幣的使用情況會減少，但是美國造幣廠的成本令人震驚。

"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.

博物館助理策展人卡羅琳·圖科（Caroline Turco）解釋說：“一分錢是截至2024年的造幣廠生產的47％，生產這些便士的損失約為1.7億美元。”

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.

數十年來，位於科羅拉多州丹佛市的六個美國薄荷設施之一一直處於硬幣生產的最前沿。一位代表向KRDO13發送了以下聲明，這意味著特朗普總統的決定可能在變得具體之前可能會有另一個障礙。

"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，我們目前尚無有關立法事務的信息。對我們的客戶保持知識對我們很重要。我們將一旦向我們提供任何信息。

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.

美國根據國會制定的立法並由總統簽署法律，管理所有硬幣計劃。美國造幣廠必須遵守有關硬幣主題，設計，金屬組成和生產的立法規格。

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."

由於對美國造幣的現行法律的更改將需要國會批准，因此您可以直接聯繫美國參議員或美國眾議院議員，以表達您的擔憂和想法。”

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，東北大學的一位教授在一月份向ABC新聞解釋說，停止美國的一分錢的過程“有點不清楚”，這可能需要國會行為才能實現，但是財政部長特朗普說，他指示自己的命令，也許可以簡單地停止新的便士的鑄造。

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補充說，儘管社會非正式地使用了“一分錢”一詞，但從技術上講，美國的一分錢從來都不是一分錢。她說這是一個英國的單詞，並澄清說，自1776年以來，美國就一直在賺錢。

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補充說，百分比並不孤單。她說，多年來，其他硬幣也遇到了在美國造幣廠的滅亡，例如：半美分，“ Trine”或三美分的碎片以及Eagle（$ 10）或Double Eagle（20美元） ）硬幣。她說，就像其他硬幣一樣，百分比只是在社會中失去了使用。

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.

州長賈里德·波利斯（Jared Polis）以前一直直言不諱地擺脫了一枚硬幣的想法，他以前曾在他的個人X帳戶上發布過有關它的想法。

"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.

“我已經為此做了多年。我標記了Doge。我標記了Elon Musk。我希望他們看到帖子說擺脫一分錢，因為這使納稅人每年花費數億美元，賺錢。而且它也是如此。就所有進入的採礦以及其他所有採礦而言，都具有重大的環境成本。”週一，波利斯在周一舉行的無關事件講話時重申了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.

波利斯補充說：“我很高興他們朝這個方向發展。這只是我們創造性思考時政府效率提高的一個例子。”

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說，人們不應該期望看到Cent Coin的價值有所增加，因為流通數十億美元，到目前為止，全國各地至少有2.5億美分的收入。

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".

她說，相比之下，當加拿大在2002年停止了他們的代幣的生產時，今天，Turco說這些硬幣仍然值得，“一分錢”。

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的其他硬幣收藏家專家說，可以在2025年1月或2025年2月獲得交接的人們，如果製作確實停止了。