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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 26076991, member: 4626&quot;]Yes it is.&nbsp; The number of a given coin (unless a piece of legislation specifically states otherwise) minted is up to the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, who answers to the president.&nbsp; He has the authority to say that number is 0.&nbsp; A future secretary answering to a future president can always change that, but he does have the authority to stop a coin from being minted for as long as he holds that position.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if they want to declare that the penny will never be minted again, that would take an act of Congress (which can always be reversed with another act of Congress).&nbsp; But they can indeed stop a coin from being minted as long as they&#039;re in charge.&nbsp; It&#039;s not likely a future one would change their mind about it, but that&#039;s always possible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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