Republican lawmakers in Congress are forging ahead with President Donald Trump’s plan to end the production of pennies.

While there will still be over a billion already existing pennies in circulation, no new cents will join their ranks for the first time in more than two centuries.

It's the end of an era in the United States. While there will still be over a billion already existing pennies in circulation, rattling around in jars, gathering dust under the sofa cushions and ...

The Trump administration made the call as a cost-saving measure — it costs almost four cents to make a penny (which, by the way, are now primarily made up of zinc with a copper coating).