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两党共同支持的《通用美分法案》将废除1美分硬币，并研究改用成本更低的材料生产镍币
作者：伊丽莎白·埃尔金德、亚历克斯·米勒，福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年10月7日 美国东部时间早上5:30
《典当之星》主持人里克·哈里森：最后一批1美分硬币或能拍出六位数高价
《典当之星》主持人里克·哈里森做客《周日简报》节目，讨论1美分硬币停产事宜，并赞扬唐纳德·特朗普总统对芬太尼走私的打击行动。
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如今，通用美分在美国日常生活中的使用越来越少，这已是不争的事实。国会已经采取行动废除面值最低的1美分硬币，而现在，另一种躺在人们钱包里积灰的硬币可能也即将被淘汰。
参众两院今年早些时候都通过了旨在彻底废除1美分硬币的法案。两党共同支持的《通用美分法案》在两院均获全票通过，但尚未经唐纳德·特朗普总统签署成为法律。
此举是在美国财政部去年12月宣布美国铸币局将停止生产1美分硬币之后推出的——当时生产一枚1美分硬币的成本已是其面值的三倍多。
特朗普执政第一年的改革带来了华盛顿自20世纪60年代以来从未见过的变革
2006年1月12日，在华盛顿特区的一场揭幕仪式上展出的美国5美分镍币。（亚历克斯·王/盖蒂图片社）
如今，议员们希望政府推进法案中的另一项条款，该条款将指示财政部研究用比当前更便宜的材料生产镍币的可能性。
“生产一枚5美分硬币的成本高达13美分，华盛顿不应再浪费纳税人的钱，而应解决这个问题，”众议院共和党会议主席、密歇根州共和党众议员丽莎·麦克莱恩告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“我的法案为财政部提供了一条降低镍币生产成本的途径，同时不会影响美国人的使用习惯。这是一项简单的改革，既能省钱，又能让政府多一点务实精神。”
领导参议院版本法案的怀俄明州共和党参议员辛西娅·勒米斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“越来越多的美国人在日常购物时使用信用卡、借记卡和稳定币，而这些交易过去通常是用现金或硬币支付的。”
2025年12月20日，在华盛顿林肯纪念堂前，装扮成前总统亚伯拉罕·林肯的人们抬着一口棺材，为今年早些时候停产的1美分硬币举行模拟葬礼。（朱莉娅·德马雷·尼基森/美联社照片）
“半美分硬币在不再被需要时就被淘汰了，而1美分硬币现在也走到了这一步。我希望我们能找到更便宜的镍币生产方式，让它在未来多年里都能保持经济可行性，”勒米斯说道。
最新数据显示，每生产一枚镍币，纳税人就要损失约8美分。目前镍币由25%的镍和75%的铜混合制成。
根据麦克莱恩办公室发布的一份声明，《通用美分法案》“授权在测试表明改用更便宜的合金能够降低生产成本，且不会显著干扰自动售货机等投币设备使用的情况下，采用该合金生产镍币”。
但目前尚不清楚是否有足够的支持彻底停止镍币生产，至少目前还没有。
2026年9月22日，美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特在纽约出席第81届联合国大会期间的“美洲之盾”活动。（路透社）
美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特2025年5月告诉福克斯新闻，他认为美国可以“改造”镍币生产工艺，降低生产成本。
特朗普政府在2025年12月的公告中预计，停止生产1美分硬币每年可立即节省5600万美元成本。
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但除非特朗普将该法案签署为法律，否则未来任何一届政府都可能推翻这一决定。白宫未回应置评请求，未透露总统计划何时以及是否会签署该法案。
伊丽莎白·埃尔金德是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者，负责众议院相关报道。此前曾在《每日邮报》和哥伦比亚广播公司新闻发表过稿件。
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Congress killed the penny — now it’s coming for the 13-cent nickel
2026-10-07T05:30:34-04:00 / Fox News
The bipartisan Common Cents Act eliminates the penny and studies lower-cost nickel materials
By Elizabeth Elkind , Alex Miller, Fox News
Published October 7, 2026 5:30am EDT
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It’s common sense that common cents are getting less use in Americans’ daily lives. Congress has already taken action to eliminate the lowest rung — the penny — and now another coin collecting dust in people’s wallets could be on the chopping block next.
The House and Senate both passed bills earlier this year aimed at eliminating the penny once and for all. The bipartisan Common Cents Act was unanimously approved in each chamber, but has yet to get President Donald Trump’s signature to become law.
It followed the Treasury Department announcing last December that the U.S. Mint would no longer produce pennies, which at the time cost more than three times their value to make.
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U.S. nickels are shown on display at an unveiling ceremony Jan. 12, 2006, in Washington, D.C.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Now, lawmakers want the administration to act on another portion of their bill, which would direct the Treasury to study the potential of making the nickel with cheaper materials than are currently used.
“If it costs 13 cents to make a five-cent coin, Washington should fix the problem instead of wasting more taxpayer money,” House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., told Fox News Digital. “My bill gives Treasury a path to make nickels at a lower cost without disrupting how Americans use them. It is a simple reform that saves money and brings a little more common sense to government.”
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., who led the bill in the Senate, told Fox News Digital, “More and more Americans are paying with credit cards, debit cards and stablecoins for everyday purchases that once would have been made with cash or coins.”
Men dressed as former President Abraham Lincoln carry a casket down the steps in front of the Lincoln Memorial during a mock funeral for the penny, which was discontinued earlier this year, Dec. 20, 2025, in Washington.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
“The half-cent coin was retired when it was no longer needed, and the penny has now reached that same point. It’s my hope that we can find a cheaper way to produce the nickel so that it remains economically viable for years to come,” Lummis said.
Nickels are produced at a loss to taxpayers of roughly eight cents per coin, according to the latest data. They are currently made of a mixture comprised of 25% nickel and 75% copper.
The Common Cents Act “authorizes a lower-cost nickel composition if testing shows it will reduce production costs without significantly disrupting coin-operated machines,” such as vending machines, according to a release on McClain’s site.
But it’s not clear that there is much appetite for ending nickel production altogether, at least not yet.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent participates in a Shield of the Americas event during the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.(Reuters)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News in May 2025 that he believed the U.S. could “retool” the nickel to make it cheaper to produce.
In its December 2025 announcement, the Trump administration projected immediate cost savings of $56 million in stopping penny minting.
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But the decision could be reversed by any future administration unless Trump signs the bill into law. The White House did not respond to a request for comment on whether and when the president plans to do so.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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