The United States Mint printed its last penny on Wednesday. However, the one-cent coin will remain legal tender, with some versions considered more valuable than others. Newsweek reached out to the ...

The U.S. Treasury Department has stopped producing the penny after more than 230 years. It now costs 3.69 cents to produce a single penny, which is significantly more than its face value. Pennies will ...

The last US penny was minted on November 12 and will be auctioned off.Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images The US penny is officially dead. First produced in 1793 during the early days of the US Mint, the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The final penny was minted on Wednesday in Philadelphia after over 230 years in circulation. The United States Mint said in its annual report that each penny costs 3.69 cents to ...

After being part of American currency for over 230 years, the US Treasury has announced the end of the US penny in 2026. Economically, pennies no longer make sense. Every penny costs 3.7 cents to ...

President Donald Trump killed the penny because the government lost money whenever it pressed one. Nickels are money-losers, too.

America’s last penny was struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, the end of a coin production that started in 1793 and ended Nov. 12. We’re already starting to miss them. Some stores have begun ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. It's a sad day for piggy banks everywhere. And 99-cent stores. And parents trying to teach their ...

(NEXSTAR) — The day has finally come: the U.S. Mint is pressing its last pennies on Wednesday. It comes as retailers across the country are already facing empty penny slots in their cash registers.

Depending on your point of view, stopping production of the penny may be common cents. On Nov. 12, the United States Mint pressed its last penny, putting an end to the coin after 232 years in ...