“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” he wrote in the post. “I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop ...

On November 12, 2025, at the United States Mint’s facility in Philadelphia, U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach stamped what will go down in history as the last circulating penny ever produced in America.

The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday. An immediate annual savings of $56 ...

It's just sitting there collecting dust. It takes many forms – glass milk bottles, coffee cups, ceramic or glass pigs – and it's holding a small fortune. It's the container of coins sitting on your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Five months after the federal government stopped minting new pennies, Hawaii lawmakers are working to accelerate phasing out use ...

Five months after the federal government stopped minting new pennies, Hawaii lawmakers are working to accelerate phasing out use of the coins throughout the state. “We saw this coming last summer,” ...