“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 ...
It happened quietly, but it was historic. On November 12, 2025, a coin press at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia struck what will be the last circulating penny ever made in America. More than two ...
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 ...
Five months after the federal government stopped minting new pennies, Hawaii lawmakers are working to accelerate phasing out ...
On November 12, 2025, at the United States Mint’s facility in Philadelphia, U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach stamped what will go ...