Mint prints final penny

Last week was the end of a 230-yearplus legacy, as the US Mint in Philadelphia officially printed their last penny. The Mint first began printing the coin in 1793, but the coin’s usefulness has waned greatly for most consumers. Further, the cost to print pennies was more than the actual face value of the coin. In 2024, the US Mint spent over three cents to create every one-cent coin.De...