For Matt Sengbusch's business, dollars have never made sense, but coins do — particularly the penny.

He uses them to operate more than 50 penny pressing machines throughout the Bay Area. The most popular one is located on Pier 39.

People pay 51 cents for the machine to press pictures of tourist attractions into stretched pennies. It's a pocket-sized souvenir that can last a lifetime.

But soon, finding pennies to use might be more pressing than the machine. The U.S. Mint in late May said that they've ordered their last copper stock to make the penny. The decision came from President Donald Trump in February, citing costs.

The coin costs more to make than it's worth. The US spends about 4 cents for every penny, which is only valued at 1 cent.

The move is expected to save the US $56

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