After more than 200 years, the U.S. bids adieu to the penny, citing high production costs and shifting economic practices.

The U.S. Treasury will soon cease penny production, a change sparked by the disparity between the coin’s production cost and ...

The time of the penny is coming to a close. The U.S. Treasury Department placed its last order of blanks, flat metal discs ...

The era of the penny is nearing its end: starting early next year, the Treasury Department announced that it will end the production of new pennies, leading to an eventual disappearance of the ...

With the penny going away after 2025, will the last edition of the coin have more value than typical pennies? Questions ...

The retirement of the penny, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is expected to save the Treasury Department around $56 million annually in reduced material costs, according to ...

A spokesperson for the Treasury Department confirmed to USA TODAY that the government recently made its final order of penny blanks, flat metal discs that become coins. The United States Mint will ...

A spokesperson for the Treasury Department confirmed to USA TODAY that the government recently made its final order of penny blanks, flat metal discs that become coins. The United States Mint will ...

Trump has ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies because their production cost exceeds their value. (Intriguingly, it's the same for nickels.) ...

When is the penny going away, and why? The Treasury Department’s pledge to stop minting new pennies by early 2026 comes after President Donald Trump directed Secretary Scott Bessent in a ...