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So long, 1-cent coin: Pennies no longer minted in U.S.

The final penny was struck by the federal government in mid-November, and shortages already had broken out nationwide before the last one left the U.S. Mint. It’s another chapter in the story of the ...

With the Treasury Department no longer making pennies, some people smell an opportunity to cash in. Can you turn these 1 cent coins into big bucks?

Online sellers have already started listing boxes of brand-new 2025 pennies for $1,000 or more.
The Northside Sun

Bill filed to provide guidance to retailers, cash customers when rounding to the nearest five-cent

With the penny no longer in production, State Senator Johnny DuPree has filed a bill to outline how cash transactions should ...
News4Jax

The penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. Here's how much the US spends on minting its other coins

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WAPT

Final pennies pressed as the 1-cent coin gets canceled

The U.S. Mint has ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and in recognition of the growing irrelevance of the 1-cent coin. The last pennies were struck Wednesday at the mint in ...
WPRI 12

US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years as symbols of frugality and the price ...
WTEN

Mint to press its last-ever penny as the 1-cent coin is canceled

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Back in 1793, a penny could get you a biscuit, a candle or a piece of candy. These days, many sit in drawers or glass jars and are basically cast aside or collected as lucky ...
WSPA

US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years but became nearly worthless. When it ...
Click2Houston

The penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. Here's how much the US spends on minting its other coins

Coin production costs vary thanks to different raw metals used, complexity of their designs, labor needed and more. Many of those expenses have been on the rise — and the penny isn't the only coin ...
WHDH

Final pennies pressed as the 1-cent coin gets canceled

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Back in 1793, a penny could get you a biscuit, a candle or a piece of candy. These days, many sit in drawers or glass jars and are basically cast aside or collected as lucky ...
Morning Call PA

The penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. Here’s how much the US spends on minting its other coins

NEW YORK (AP) — The impending “death” of the U.S. penny has spotlighted the coin’s own price tag — nearly 4 cents to make and distribute each, or quadruple its value. Coin production costs vary thanks ...