The dies used to press the last pennies on display at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia. These last pennies bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be ...

PHILADELPHIA — Penny for your thoughts? Check the couch cushions. The U.S. Mint struck its final run of one-cent coins Wednesday, ending more than 230 years of continuous production. Treasurer Brandon ...

The penny, the United States' iconic one-cent coin whose copper face and everyman symbolism endeared it to millions of Americans before it fell into change-drawer obscurity, died on Nov. 12, 2025. It ...

PHILADELPHIA — The United States plans to strike its last penny for circulation, part of an effort to retire the coin that has been used over 200 years and now costs more to produce than it is worth.

What, exactly, is the plan for all the pennies? Many Americans—and many people who, though not American, enjoy watching from a safe distance as predictable fiascoes unfold in this theoretical ...