RIP Penny, an Essential Part of Americana

theringer.com/2025/11/18/national-affairs/us-last-penny-cent-dead-final-minted-coin-history-legacy

They killed the penny. RIP to a real one. On Wednesday, November 12, at a special event in Philadelphia, the U.S. Mint pressed its final 1-cent coins. We'd known the end was coming for a while. Donald Trump announced plans to scrap America's brownest piece of legal tender back in…

This story appeared on theringer.com, 2025-11-18 18:20:41.109000.
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