After more than 230 years in circulation, the U.S. Mint has pressed its last pretty penny . President Donald Trump ordered the penny to be phased out back in February. The U.S. Treasury has long argued they cost more to make than they are worth, and while it may make cents … uh, sense for the government, the decision isn’t just affecting penny pinchers.

So we asked around: Is there sentimental value to this coin, or is it just spare change?

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"I’m not gonna be sad to see it go," Chamawnn Meadow said. "Pennies were ammo in my house. We used them to throw at each other. That was about it."

"For me, it’s OK," Aida Chang said. "If you don’t use it, why do you need it?"

For some, it’s "Farewell, little Lincoln!" For ot

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