US Mint says it has stamped its last penny, a historic end for a humble coin

The Treasury Department said the last pennies were stamped with a special omega mark and will not go into circulation.

The US Mint's 232-Year Penny Tradition Is Ending—Here's What to Know

After 232 years, the United States Mint is retiring the penny. In a recent press release, the Mint announced that the last circulating one-cent coins will be available for auction in December. The ...

What to know as the US Mint in Philadelphia presses its final penny

The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia on Wednesday pressed its last penny, marking the latest step in the 1-cent coin's demise.

U.S. Mint ends penny production after 230 years, citing high cost and low demand

The U.S. Mint has ended production of the penny, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more ...
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From the Denver Mint to the Money Museum, Coloradans say goodbye to the penny

Just days earlier, United States Treasurer Brandon Beach had struck the final circulating one-cent coin in a ceremony at the ...

U.S. thins ranks of spare change as mint stops making pennies

Over a decade after Canada stopped producing the penny, the U.S. Mint on Wednesday announced it's ending production of one-cent coins to save money and because they had become increasingly irrelevant.