US Mint in Philadelphia Minting Final Penny as Coin Discontinues
TL;DR
The US Mint has stopped producing pennies after 238 years, with the last coins minted in Philadelphia, leading to challenges in retail rounding practices and legal considerations, though the coin remains legal tender and its removal has sparked debate about the future of low-denomination coins in the US.
- The last-ever penny was minted today in Philadelphia CNN
- US Mint in Philadelphia set to press final penny The Hill
- Some fast-food chains are making a quiet change to bills as the penny disappears Business Insider
- 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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