特朗普总统希望停止生产一分钱的硬币

当特朗普总统希望停止生产一分钱的硬币时，“找到一分钱，捡起来”可能是过去的短语。

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.

威斯康星州麦迪逊市 - “找到一分钱，捡起来”可能是过去的短语，因为特朗普总统希望停止生产一分钱的硬币。

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.

上周一，总统宣布，他指示美国财政部停止铸造新的便士，并指出生产成本。在2024年，生产一分钱的成本约为3.7美分，这是2023年的3.07美分。相比之下，镍的价格约为14美分。

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

便士也是美国最受欢迎的硬币，去年有32亿美元被铸造出来。

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.

目前尚不清楚一分钱的停工是什么样的。财政部长可能能够决定美国不再需要硬币。但是，国会决定了货币规格，并可能使特朗普的命令成为法律。

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

麦迪逊硬币收藏家肯·迈耶（Ken Meyer）说：“这只是所有这些的开始阶段。”

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

迈耶（Meyer）是第四代收藏家，是吉姆（Jim）硬币和贵金属的经理。

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

他说：“没有什么比赚钱更好。这是世界上最好的爱好。”

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.

在迈耶眼中，一分钱摆脱铸造可能意味着对业余爱好的兴趣增加，并为他的行业带来其他好处。

"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.

他说：“如果确实通过了，那么他们将能够更改规则。我们将能够融化一分钱。”

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，一分钱由铜镀锌组成。尽管便士是最流行的硬币，但迈耶说这也是一个不受欢迎的硬币。

"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."

他说：“有很多人可以将硬币扔掉，因为它们对锌不值得，您知道。” “但是说实话，锌开始上涨。”

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

麦迪逊人对单美分的硬币有多种看法：

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

“如果他们慢慢消失，我认为没有人会想念他们。”

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

“我有几分钱，水桶。就像一个装满便士的冰淇淋水桶。”

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

“我只是不一定会看到以我们的货币保持紧迫感。”

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

“我不经常使用所有这些，但我们会与一分钱一起长大。”

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.

迈耶说，这并不是一个国家第一次去摆脱单美分的硬币。注意到加拿大大约十年前的一分钱转移了阶段。

"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."

迈耶说：“如果他们摆脱了硬币，那不是世界的尽头。” “这只是有助于围绕（或）到最近的镍。”

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