America’s oldest coin had been around since 1793. Now that Trump has stopped the minting of new pennies, will promotional 99 cent pricing disappear? And what about sales taxes?
It ended with a button press. On November 12, 2025, U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach stepped up to a steel control panel in the penny room of the Philadelphia Mint and sent the final batch of one-cent coins clinking into a tray. With that, the penny was officially on its death bed. No new pennies will be minted, and the supply will dwindle, as old ones get disappear into forgotten piggy banks, sofa cushions and junk drawers.
Beach, a President Trump appointee from May 2025…
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