According to Wikipedia, there were 2.354 billion pennies minted in 2009. At a cost of $0.0162/penny, that's $38MM of taxpayer money spent making pennies. Whet

According to Wikipedia, there were 2.354 billion pennies minted in 2009. At a cost of $0.0162/penny, that's $38MM of taxpayer money spent making pennies. Whether the mint gets part of its funding in the form of money it mints is irrelevant.