US Strikes Last Penny After Trump Orders Discontinuation of Coin

Nov. 12, 2025, 9:47 PM UTC

The US is down to its last few pennies.

US Treasurer Brandon Beach presided over the stamping of the final set of coins at the Philadelphia Mint Wednesday after President Donald Trump ordered the coin discontinued earlier this year.

“Although today we say goodbye to the continued production of our copper one cent coin,” Beach said in prepared remarks at the Mint. “Let me be crystal clear, the penny remains legal tender. We have over 300 billion pennies that remain in circulation, and we encourage you to use them.”

“We’re not getting rid of the penny,” he said. “We’re discontinuing ...

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