特朗普总统希望美国停止生产便士，称其花费超过2美分来铸造他们

加里·斯图尔特（Gary Stewart）拥有美国硬币画廊（US Coin Gallery），并且已经经营了数十年。他认为这是一个好主意。

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

唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）总统希望美国停止生产便士，称其成本超过0.2美分。

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

在法明顿山（Farmington Hills）拥有美国硬币画廊的加里·斯图尔特（Gary Stewart）认为这是一个好主意。

"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."

“为什么我们仍然首先要制作它们？”他说。 “我实际上是来自财务背景。这不值得我们付出的代价。”

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

据报道，特朗普已指示财政部停止铸造新的便士。

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

斯图尔特说：“加拿大已经停止了很久以前的便士。”

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

他补充说，这不是停止生产一分钱的第一次尝试。

"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.

斯图尔特说：“他们试图在大约20年前停止将其制造，而战斗的人则是由于营业税而停止的。”

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

但并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."

他说：“上面有缩写的是整个系列的关键日期。” “这价值约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）说，他还发现便士很有价值 - 当他玩便士老虎机时。

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

他说：“我赢了一些钱，一些不错的钱，一旦我赢了，我就离开那里了。”

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，有些人会哀悼一分钱的去世。实际上，APRI 1日不仅是四月愚人节，而且是全国一分钱 - 尽管便士可能很快成为过去的遗物。

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

斯图尔特说：“如今，大多数便士的命运可能是艺术作品。”