A Penny for Your Thoughts, and 1.4 Cents for the Penny - New York Times

A Penny for Your Thoughts, and 1.4 Cents for the Penny - New York Times: "This week the cost of the metals in a penny rose above 0.8 cents, more than twice the value of last fall. Because the government spends at least another six-tenths of a cent — above and beyond the cost of the metal — to make each penny, it will lose nearly half a cent on each new one it mints."