It was just a matter of time. Some say it's been a long time coming. The last discontinued coin in America was the half-cent, which ended production in 1857. Now, like the half-cent before it, may the ...

Another possible repercussion of the penny's passing? Some colorful colloquialisms making use of the word "penny" might not make any cents – I mean sense – in the near future. These days, phrases and ...

It's official: The penny is no longer in production. The U.S. Mint stamped its last penny Nov. 12 in Philadelphia. The government will eventually auction off the final five pennies, which were stamped ...

All Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be fully funded for the 42 million Americans that rely on them for help affording healthy food. Earlier in the month, the U.S.

For more than two centuries, the penny has jingled in pockets and rolled across counters. That era ended on Nov. 12, when the U.S. minted its final penny, marking the end of 232 years of small-change ...

For more than two centuries, the American people have trusted the penny as a part of their everyday currency. But when President Donald Trump came into office, he noticed a problem: Demand for the ...

"I’m not gonna be sad to see it go," Chamawnn Meadow said. "Pennies were ammo in my house. We used them to throw at each other. That was about it." "For me, it’s OK," Aida Chang said. "If you don’t ...

The penny is dead. The U.S. Mint said Wednesday that it had pressed its last 1-cent penny coin for general circulation. The coin will still remain legal currency. Companies are responding to the ...

The penny, the United States’ iconic one-cent coin whose copper face and everyman symbolism endeared it to millions of Americans before it fell into change-drawer obscurity, died on Nov. 12, 2025. It ...

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 ...

The U.S. Mint on Wednesday 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 at the mint in ...

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 PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended ...