U.S. Mint Ends Penny Production After Over 200 Years
TL;DR
The US Mint has stopped producing the penny as legal tender, citing its high production costs exceeding its value, with the final coin struck and set for auction, though pennies remain legal tender and in circulation.
- It's curtains for the penny after more than two centuries in circulation NBC News
- U.S. Mint Presses Final Penny After More Than 200 Years The New York Times
- US Mint in Philadelphia presses final pennies as the 1-cent coin gets canceled AP News
- The last-ever penny was minted today in Philadelphia CNN
- Now that pennies are gone, here's how much it costs to make them and other coins WBAL-TV
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