U.S. Mint

President Trump Orders Department Of Treasury To Stop Minting New Pennies

National
Economy

Are pennies worth it? Trump's plan to scrap them didn't come out of nowhere

1:17pm February 10, 2025

President Trump isn't the first politician to call for the end of the penny — but getting rid of it may not be easy. The value of the 1-cent coin has been debated for decades.

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The U.S. Mint has released the 2024 Harriet Tubman Silver Dollar as part of the Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Program. The coins include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins honoring the bicentennial of her birth.

Economy
National

The U.S. Mint releases new commemorative coins honoring Harriet Tubman

5:17pm January 04, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

The designs featured on the coins honor Tubman's life and her work as an abolitionist and social activist. The coins include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins.

Edith Kanakaʻole chants in the koa forest of Kīpukapuaulu in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park in 1977. She titled the photo "The Growth of Love is the Essence Within the Soul."

National

Edith Kanaka'ole is the first Hawaiian woman to grace a U.S. quarter

5:10am June 02, 2023

by Heidi Chang

"Aunty Edith," as she was known, helped revive the Hawaiian language, hula and chant.

Women
Education

Maya Angelou, other women will be celebrated on new U.S. coins

3:52pm October 08, 2021

by Keri Brown

Poet, actress, author, and activist Maya Angelou will be honored on U.S. coins.