Hastings, Neb. — The U.S. Mint produced its final penny Wednesday, ending 232 years of the coin’s circulation.

According to the bureau, it costs more than 3 cents to produce one penny. The U.S. Mint says it will save more than $56 million per year in production costs. The decision raises questions about how businesses will handle pricing changes and whether they will round up or down in transactions.

Brad Rewerts, owner of The Coin Guy in Hastings, said things will likely stay the same for now because there are so many pennies in circulation. He also noted that finding newly produced pennies is difficult even for professional collectors.

“The banks can’t get them either. One girl said she finally found one 2025 cent penny in change, and that’s the first person I’ve seen that actually (f

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