Discontinued US Pennies: Collectors' Opportunity and Changing Traditions
TL;DR
The US government stopped minting pennies in 2025 due to high production costs, leading to a surge in public interest and speculative buying of new pennies, which experts warn is driven by scams and hype rather than genuine value, as the coins are produced in large quantities and are not rare.
- With the US government no longer making pennies, some people smell an opportunity to cash in on these discontinued coins Yahoo Finance
- Can you still pay with pennies? What to do know that they're out circulation DelmarvaNow.com
- The penny press is here to stay coin collectors, manufacturers say USA Today
- After 232 years, a California tourist tradition is going away SFGATE
- Last US cents sold at auction for $16.76 million were worth a pretty penny AP News
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