The last pennies to be made by the U.S. Mint were auctioned Dec. 11 and the coins brought in a whopping $16.8 million.

The U.S. Treasury Department has stopped producing pennies. U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach struck the final circulating penny ...

The penny's story began in 1792 with the Coinage Act that created the U.S. Mint and established America's decimal currency ...

You may have seen one of the many headlines about valuable pennies in circulation. "Lincoln Wheat Penny Worth $124M You Could ...

The last-ever minted US pennies were auctioned off for a whopping $16.76 million last Thursday. The millions were doled out for 232 three-coin sets, marking the highest value auction of special coins ...

Penny for your thoughts? The U.S. Mint punched out the last pennies ever on Nov. 12, so does that mean all your old pennies will be worth gold? Don't bank on it. Although the copper one-cent coin will ...

The penny is finally slipping out of everyday American life, but what replaces it is still very much up for debate. Production has stopped, cash registers are adjusting, and lawmakers are scrambling ...

The U.S. has officially stopped producing pennies because they cost more to make than they are worth. Some retailers are experiencing penny shortages and are rounding cash transactions to the nearest ...

There will be no more new US pennies, but 300 million are still in circulation -- and the final five are special. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to ...

The U.S. has officially stopped producing pennies because they cost more to manufacture than their one-cent value. While production has ceased, pennies remain legal tender and are still accepted as ...

You may have heard that the last penny ever was minted last week (in Pennsylvania, no less). And some of final-new batch of pennies are set to be auctioned off soon. So, how much might one cent go for ...

The dies used to press the last pennies on display at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia. These last pennies bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be ...