特朗普總統希望美國停止生產便士，稱其花費超過2美分來鑄造他們

加里·斯圖爾特（Gary Stewart）擁有美國硬幣畫廊（US Coin Gallery），並且已經經營了數十年。他認為這是一個好主意。

President Donald Trump wants the United States to stop producing pennies, saying it costs more than .2 cents to mint them.

唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統希望美國停止生產便士，稱其成本超過0.2美分。

Gary Stewart, who owns US Coin Gallery in Farmington Hills, thinks it's a good idea.

在法明頓山（Farmington Hills）擁有美國硬幣畫廊的加里·斯圖爾特（Gary Stewart）認為這是一個好主意。

"Why are we still making them in the first place?" he said. "I actually came from a financial background. It’s not worth what we’re paying to make them."

“為什麼我們仍然首先要製作它們？”他說。 “我實際上是來自財務背景。這不值得我們付出的代價。”

Trump has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, according to reports.

據報導，特朗普已指示財政部停止鑄造新的便士。

"Canada already discontinued making pennies a long time ago," Stewart said.

斯圖爾特說：“加拿大已經停止了很久以前的便士。”

This isn't the first attempt to stop producing the penny, he added.

他補充說，這不是停止生產一分錢的第一次嘗試。

"They tried to stop making them almost 20 years ago, and the ones that fought it were the states because of sales tax," Stewart said.

斯圖爾特說：“他們試圖在大約20年前停止將其製造，而戰鬥的人則是由於營業稅而停止的。”

But not all pennies are worthless - including those with the date of 1909.

但並非所有的便士都一文不值 - 包括1909年日期的便士。

"The one that has the initials on it is the key date in the entire series," he said. "This is worth about $1,300."

他說：“上面有縮寫的是整個系列的關鍵日期。” “這價值約1,300美元。”

Andre Williams says he’s also found pennies to be valuable - when he's playing the penny slot machines.

安德烈·威廉姆斯（Andre Williams）說，他還發現便士很有價值 - 當他玩便士老虎機時。

"I won some good money, some nice money and as soon as I win I get out of there," he said.

他說：“我贏了一些錢，一些不錯的錢，一旦我贏了，我就離開那裡了。”

Believe it or not there are some who will mourn the passing of the penny. In fact Apri 1st is not just April Fools Day it’s also National One Cent Day - although pennies may soon become a relic of the past.

信不信由你，有些人會哀悼一分錢的去世。實際上，APRI 1日不僅是四月愚人節，而且是全國一分錢 - 儘管便士可能很快成為過去的遺物。

"Probably the fate of most pennies these days, they’ll be made into art work," Stewart said.

斯圖爾特說：“如今，大多數便士的命運可能是藝術作品。”