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That’s also more than half of the 25 cent coin’s buying power today. The quarter’s unit cost has increased by 26.2% since the Mint’s 2023 report, when its price tag was closer to 12 cents.

Nickels are produced at even more of a loss. In 2024, they cost 13.8 cents to make, according to the U.S. Mint report. Dimes, quarters and half-dollars still cost less than face value to produce ...

Never before in US history have coins been less valuable. In 1857, officials did away with the half-cent coin, which was worth the equivalent of about $0.14 in today's money.

Fun fact: It wouldn’t be the first time the U.S. has eliminated its least valuable coin. The half-cent coin was discontinued by Congress in 1857.

In the 1990s, Australia and New Zealand stopped 1- and 2-cent penny production. Then in 2006, New Zealand stopped producing its 5-cent coin as well, per Nasdaq.