NPR: U.S. Mint https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1179408068 U.S. Mint en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:41:56 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: U.S. Mint https://www.npr.org/tags/1179408068/u-s-mint Are pennies worth it? Trump's plan to scrap them didn't come out of nowhere 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. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:17:34 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2025/02/10/nx-s1-5292082/trump-penny-mint-treasury https://www.npr.org/2025/02/10/nx-s1-5292082/trump-penny-mint-treasury

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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]]> Rachel Treisman The U.S. Mint releases new commemorative coins honoring Harriet Tubman 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. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 17:17:02 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/01/04/1222896091/harriet-tubman-us-mint-new-commemorative-coin https://www.npr.org/2024/01/04/1222896091/harriet-tubman-us-mint-new-commemorative-coin

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.

]]> Jonathan Franklin Edith Kanaka'ole is the first Hawaiian woman to grace a U.S. quarter "Aunty Edith," as she was known, helped revive the Hawaiian language, hula and chant. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 05:10:49 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/06/02/1178874246/quarter-hawaiian-woman-edith-kanakaole-aunty-edith https://www.npr.org/2023/06/02/1178874246/quarter-hawaiian-woman-edith-kanakaole-aunty-edith

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

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