After more than 230 years of steady service, the humble one-cent piece has retired — for now. The U.S. Mint pressed its final ...

While the penny is no longer being produced, the grimy, circular piece of copper and zinc is getting the last laugh. Less ...

Rare U.S. coins are still slipping through cash registers and coin jars, and some of them can be worth far more than their ...

Coin experts estimate the auction for the final pennies could net $2 million to $5 million apiece. "Collectors would go nuts ...

The last pennies were struck at the mint in Philadelphia, where the country's smallest denomination coins have been produced ...

The average New Yorker likely won't bother to pick one up if found lying in the street and many are proud to tell a cashier to "keep the change" on a $2.99 tab. In fact, the often difficult to discard ...

“Today the Mint celebrates 232 years of penny manufacturing,” Kristie McNally, acting mint director, said in the release. “While general production concludes today, the penny’s legacy lives on. As its ...

The U.S. Mint has pressed its last pennies, ending production of the 1-cent coin. On Wednesday, the U.S. ended 232 years after the first penny was made. “God bless America, and we’re going to save the ...

The penny is officially dead. The United States Mint announced Wednesday that it has produced its last penny for circulation, ending the coin’s 232-year run. Its final strike comes after the Trump ...

Blank coins wait to be the last pennies pressed at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and in ...

The United States has ended the production of 1-cent coins, marking 232 years since their introduction in 1793. Earlier, U.S.