NEW YORK — The United States is running out of pennies. President Donald Trump‘s decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation’s commerce.

The penny's story began in 1792 with the Coinage Act that created the U.S. Mint and established America's decimal currency system. For more than 230 years, the one-cent coin survived wars, depressions ...

The United States Mint in Philadelphia struck its final circulating penny, marking an end to an era. The move stems from rising production costs and the diminishing value of cash. With pennies on ...

*The penny, America’s longest-running coin, has officially reached the end of its 232-year run. During a ceremonial event in Philadelphia, U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach struck the nation’s final penny, ...

Change is coming to how we make change, thanks to the impending demise of the penny. That’s not an alternative fact: The U.S. Mint said in its annual report that each penny costs 3.69 cents to make.

The penny is officially dead. The United States Mint announced Wednesday that it has produced its last penny for circulation, ending the coin’s 232-year run. Its final strike comes after the Trump ...

Special quarter-dollar coin designs for the 250th birthday of the U.S. feature pilgrims and former presidents rather than previously floated civil rights themes. The Mint is also considering special ...

The U.S. Mint designed a $1 Trump coin last year and now it's being considered for circulation as part of the U.S. 250th ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your pocket change will look different in 2026 because the U.S. Mint has designed new coins to circulate in Michigan and ...

Nearly 700 of the last pennies produced in Philadelphia and Denver were sold in an auction last week for a total of $16.76 million, according to Stack's Bowers Galleries, a coin auction organizer ...

On Wednesday, December 11, 2025, the United States Mint revealed designs for the upcoming release of the Semiquincentennial Circulating Coin Program. These coins will only be available for one year, ...