{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The five-cent coin currently costs more to produce than its face value.","category":"Business & Economy","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-08T00:05:15.824Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-07T21:02:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T00:05:15.824Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":95,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 60: includes named source Lisa McClain (+12), cited news release (+10), and Mint figure (+8) but only one original report.","critic":"Critic 95: explains relevance, quotes McClain, provides specific figures, outlines next steps, and is clearly written.","hype":"Hype 15: language is measured; headline matches article without sensational exaggeration."}},"tags":["#CommonCentsAct","#PennyProduction","#NickelCosts","#USMint","#CongressionalReform"],"entities":["U.S. Senate","Treasury Department","Lisa McClain","U.S. Mint"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The Senate has unanimously passed the Common Cents Act, which will end the production of pennies.","The five-cent nickel currently costs taxpayers eight cents more to produce than its face value.","The legislation directs the Treasury to study methods for producing nickels at a lower cost.","The bill also establishes a rounding system for cash transactions as the penny is phased out."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the Common Cents Act, a bill aimed at ending the production of pennies. The legislation also directs the Treasury Department to study the feasibility of producing nickels using cheaper materials. Currently, the five-cent coin costs taxpayers eight cents to produce. The U.S. Mint produced 3.2 billion pennies in 2024, according to its reports. The Common Cents Act includes provisions for businesses to round cash transactions to the nearest five cents as the penny is phased out."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on nickel production cost"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on the exact cost of producing a nickel. WAGA and WFLD state the five-cent coin costs taxpayers eight cents more per coin. The Daily Wire and Next News Network report that each five-cent coin costs 13 cents to make. WFMD.com and Fox News also state the nickel costs 13 cents to produce."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre-rated reports mention the specific figure of 13 cents for the cost of producing a nickel, a detail present in the right-rated reports. Conversely, none of the right-rated reports mention the U.S. Mint's production figure of 3.2 billion pennies in 2024, a detail included in the centre-rated reports."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"capitalisminstitute.org","url":"https://capitalisminstitute.org/congress-moves-to-cut-nickel-costs-after-ending-the-penny","headline":"Congress Ends Penny, Cuts Nickel Costs to Save Taxpayers","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T21:02:28.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Daily Wire","url":"https://dailywire.com/news/the-penny-is-dead-now-washington-is-coming-for-another-coin","headline":"The Penny Is Dead. 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