The Treasury Department said the last pennies were stamped with a special omega mark and will not go into circulation.

The last minted pennies are about to be auctioned off and signs are the coins will bring – excuse the expression – a pretty penny. The U.S. Mint last month announced the auction, to be held Thursday, ...

Updated November 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM CST In a penny-pinching move, the U.S. Mint has produced its last one-cent coin. The final penny was minted in Philadelphia Wednesday, 232 years after the first ...

The curtain fell quietly on a 232-year tradition as the U.S. Mint struck the last penny this month in Philadelphia. This ended one of the longest runs in American history. For years, the penny had ...

You may have heard that the last penny ever was minted last week (in Pennsylvania, no less). And some of final-new batch of pennies are set to be auctioned off soon. So, how much might one cent go for ...

Even though you didn’t offer me a penny for my thoughts, you’re going to get them anyway — without spending a cent. Pennies are hellbent for extinction, as evidenced in the Great Penny Shortage of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This special auction of nearly 700 rare pennies brought a small fortune – nearly $16.8 million. Those coins, auctioned on Thursday ...

SOUTH BEND, IN (WSBT) — No more pennies. The US Mint stopped making pennies in November. The last penny minted was sold for more than $16.7 million at auction. Now many businesses are not giving ...