特朗普總統希望停止生產一分錢的硬幣

當特朗普總統希望停止生產一分錢的硬幣時，“找到一分錢，撿起來”可能是過去的短語。

MADISON, Wis. -- 'Find a penny, pick it up' may be a phrase of the past as President Trump looks to halt production of the one cent coin.

威斯康星州麥迪遜市 - “找到一分錢，撿起來”可能是過去的短語，因為特朗普總統希望停止生產一分錢的硬幣。

Last Monday the president announced that he directed the US Treasury to stop minting new pennies, noting production costs. In 2024, it cost roughly 3.7 cents to produce one penny, that's up from 3.07 cents in 2023. In comparison, the nickel costs roughly 14 cents to produce.

上週一，總統宣布，他指示美國財政部停止鑄造新的便士，並指出生產成本。在2024年，生產一分錢的成本約為3.7美分，這是2023年的3.07美分。相比之下，鎳的價格約為14美分。

Pennies are also the most popular coin in the United States, last year 3.2 billion were minted.

便士也是美國最受歡迎的硬幣，去年有32億美元被鑄造出來。

It's unclear what the discontinuation of the penny would look like. The Treasury Secretary may be able to decide that the U.S. no longer needs the coin. Congress, however, dictates currency specifications and could make Trump's order a law.

目前尚不清楚一分錢的停工是什麼樣的。財政部長可能能夠決定美國不再需要硬幣。但是，國會決定了貨幣規格，並可能使特朗普的命令成為法律。

"It's just in the beginning phase of all this," said Ken Meyer, a Madison coin collector.

麥迪遜硬幣收藏家肯·邁耶（Ken Meyer）說：“這只是所有這些的開始階段。”

Meyer is a fourth-generation collector and is the manager at Jim's Coins & Precious Metals.

邁耶（Meyer）是第四代收藏家，是吉姆（Jim）硬幣和貴金屬的經理。

"Nothing better than collecting money. It’s the best hobby in the world," he said.

他說：“沒有什麼比賺錢更好。這是世界上最好的愛好。”

In Meyer's eyes, the penny moving out of minting could mean an increased interest in the hobby and create other benefits for his industry.

在邁耶眼中，一分錢擺脫鑄造可能意味著對業餘愛好的興趣增加，並為他的行業帶來其他好處。

"If it does get passed, well, then they're going to be able to change the rules. We'll be able to melt down the penny," he said.

他說：“如果確實通過了，那麼他們將能夠更改規則。我們將能夠融化一分錢。”

Currently, the penny is composed of copper plated zinc. Although pennies are the most circulated coin, Meyer said it's also an unpopular one.

目前，一分錢由銅鍍鋅組成。儘管便士是最流行的硬幣，但邁耶說這也是一個不受歡迎的硬幣。

"There's a lot of people that I can throw the coins away because they're not worth anything for the, you know, the zinc, you know," he said. "But to be honest, zinc is starting to go up in price."

他說：“有很多人可以將硬幣扔掉，因為它們對鋅不值得，您知道。” “但是說實話，鋅開始上漲。”

Madisonians have a variety of opinions on the one-cent coin:

麥迪遜人對單美分的硬幣有多種看法：

“If they slowly fade out of existence, I don’t think anyone is going to miss them.”

“如果他們慢慢消失，我認為沒有人會想念他們。”

“I have buckets of pennies, buckets. Like an ice-cream bucket full of pennies.”

“我有幾分錢，水桶。就像一個裝滿便士的冰淇淋水桶。”

“I just don't necessarily see an urgency to keep it in our currency.”

“我只是不一定會看到以我們的貨幣保持緊迫感。”

“I don’t use it all that often, but we grew up with the penny.”

“我不經常使用所有這些，但我們會與一分錢一起長大。”

Meyer said this isn't the first time a country has looked at getting rid of the one-cent coin. Noting Canada's move to phase at the cent about a decade ago.

邁耶說，這並不是一個國家第一次去擺脫單美分的硬幣。注意到加拿大大約十年前的一分錢轉移了階段。

"If they get rid of the coin, it's not the end of the world," Meyer said. "It's just going to help round up around [or] down to the nearest nickel."

邁耶說：“如果他們擺脫了硬幣，那不是世界的盡頭。” “這只是有助於圍繞（或）到最近的鎳。”

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