Nickel next? Not so fast Speculation shifts to 5-cent coin after mint stops making pennies DANIEL DE VISÉ, JENNIFER BORRESEN AND GEORGE PETRASUSA Today May 5, 2026 May 5, 2026 0 1 of 2 A U.S. Mint employee places the last penny to be struck into a coining press Nov. 12 at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. ACHEL WISNIEWSKI, REUTERS For every nickel, the government spent 13.78 cents, a loss of nearly 9 cents per coin. U.S. MINT / USA TODAY ILLUSTRATION Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DANIEL DE VISÉ, JENNIFER BORRESEN AND GEORGE PETRASUSA Today CURRENCYkAm{2DE J62C[ E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D |:?E AC6DD65 E96 =2DE A6??J] !C6D6CG2E:@?:DED H2C?65 E92E E96 562E9 @7 E96 @?6\46?E 4@:? >:89E D665 5:C6 4@?D6BF6?46Di 4@:? D9@CE286D 2E 4964<@FE 4@F?E6CD[ 4@?7FD:@? @G6C 9@H E@ A2J 3:==D ?@E 6?5:?8 :? K6C@ @C 7:G6[ 2?5 9:896C AC:46D 2D C6E2:=6CD H@F=5 C@F?5 FA]k^AmkAm*6E[ 2A2CE 7C@> D42EE6C65 A6??J D9@CE286D[ p>6C:42? 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