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Why Did the U.S. Stop Making Pennies? Here's What You Need to Know About the End of the 1-Cent Coin
The production of the U.S. penny has officially halted, with the last penny stamped on Nov. 12. Here's everything to know about why the U.S. stopped making pennies.
The US minted its last penny on Wednesday. See some of the designs that defined the coin during its 232-year-long history.
The U.S. government has stopped producing pennies after 238 years, with President Donald Trump ordering the halt as each coin costs four cents to create.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury reported the printing death of the once-treasured penny, after the last one-cent coin was manufactured.