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President Trump said he directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing production costs. But it's Congress that authorizes the U.S. Mint's manufacturing of coins. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Can Trump punt the penny?

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The U.S. Mint has released the 2024 Harriet Tubman Silver Dollar as part of the Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Program. The coins include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins honoring the bicentennial of her birth. U.S. Mint hide caption

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Edith Kanakaʻole chants in the koa forest of Kīpukapuaulu in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park in 1977. She titled the photo "The Growth of Love is the Essence Within the Soul." Franco Salmoiraghi/Hawaii hide caption

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Edith Kanaka'ole is the first Hawaiian woman to grace a U.S. quarter

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