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The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and in recognition of the growing irrelevance of the 1-cent coin.The last pennies were struck at the mint in ...

The penny is dead. The U.S. Mint said Wednesday that it had pressed its last 1-cent penny coin for general circulation. The coin will still remain legal currency. Companies are responding to the ...

The U.S. will mint its last penny in Philadelphia on Wednesday, according to a report from the Associated Press. And while the coin will still be legal tender, the humble penny is going to become ...

The American penny is history. The nickel might be next.The last pennies were pressed at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia on Wednesday, a victim of production costs higher than their worth coupled with ...

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 U.S. Mint in Philadelphia on Wednesday pressed its last penny, marking the latest step in the 1-cent coin’s demise. President Donald Trump ordered the cancelation of the penny earlier this year, ...

The penny has died. At the age of 232, the iconic coin’s final batch was minted in Philadelphia on Wednesday. But while the copper-plated-zinc currency is dead, it is not yet gone: the estimated 250 ...

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 ...

Pour one out for the penny. After 232 years, production of the penny has ceased. For some, this may seem abrupt. But the reality is, the relevance of the penny has been in question for decades, along ...