US Mint Ends Over 200 Years of Penny Production
TL;DR
The US Mint in Philadelphia is set to produce its last circulating penny as President Trump ordered its discontinuation due to high production costs exceeding its value, leading to a phase-out that has caused some logistical challenges and nostalgic sentiments.
- Common cents: US Mint to press its final penny The Guardian
- U.S. Mint Presses Final Penny After More Than 200 Years The New York Times
- The last-ever penny was minted today in Philadelphia CNN
- US Mint in Philadelphia presses final pennies as the 1-cent coin gets canceled AP News
- It's curtains for the penny after more than two centuries in circulation NBC News
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