President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating the penny. Even though the U.S. Mint lost $85 million making such coins in 2024, getting rid of them might be easier said than done. What do you think about this possible change to change? Do you use pennies often? Have you stopped paying with cash altogether?
Mostly, I just don’t use cash or checks anymore. — Kathy Weiss Szramka
The U.S. Mint makes millions of dollars every year selling freshly minted coins (to include pennies) to coin collectors (the public). — Marc Young
I agree with getting rid of pennies. — Sherry Buckingham Peck
Like most people these days, I use cards. For me, pennies are a nuisance and need to be turned in every year or so, using one of those coin-counting machines. — Bob Hartman
In Australia, we did away with the 1- and 2-cent coins. Every purchase was rounded up to a 5-cent. So much better, in my opinion. — Lisa Eddy
People don’t realize it now, but they are going to regret the day we go cashless as a nation. — Bob Hice
Useless coins. Round off all to dollars. Get rid of all coins. — Denise Bella
Get rid of them. — Warren Avis
The economy no longer needs pennies. Rounding off the cost is saving money. Most people pay through credit/debit cards or payment apps. Pennies are thrown into jars; they aren’t being used. Most venues now force that everything bought is noncash. — John Drennen
Unless they changed it, the U.S. military has not used pennies on overseas installations for decades, due to the cost of shipping pennies by airlift. The base exchange and commissary simply round everything up or down to the nearest 5 cents. — W. Klein
