PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — The final minted pennies are getting new homes.

More than 230 sets of three were auctioned off online on behalf of the U.S. Mint.

Many of them sold for tens of thousands of dollars .

What You Need To Know • 232 sets of the final minted pennies were auctioned off on behalf of the U.S. Mint • The owner of Pinellas Coins and Bullion , Jake Lutz, said he’s recently been getting an influx in calls about 2025 pennies • The mint estimated 300 billion pennies are still in circulation

The owner of Pinellas Coins and Bullion , Jake Lutz, said he has recently been getting an influx in calls about 2025 pennies now that the minting has stopped.

“A lot of people will find them in, you know, their change from Publix and (they are) like, 'I saw that they're not making them

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