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It took 232 years, but the penny is dead ... the last ever penny was minted Wednesday in Philadelphia.

President Trump started the penny's doomsday clock back in February, when he ordered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to stop producing new pennies.

The clock ran out today when the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia produced the final pennies to go into circulation ... the 1-cent coins had been minted there since 1793, the year after Congress passed the Coinage Act.

Pennies are still considered legal tender, but no new pennies will be made ... and it's mainly a financial decision. A single penny costs about 3 cents to produce.

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach hit the button to strike the final penny Wednesday, declaring ... "God bless America, and we're g

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