The pennies could start flowing again, perhaps easing a shortage in some markets, after the Federal Reserve announced an upcoming shift in the distribution system of old 1-cent coins. Beginning Jan.

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A sign at a Trader Joe's store in Manhattan, New York, warns customers that cashiers have no pennies available for change on Nov. 19, 2025. UPDATE: This story has been updated to include a statement ...

The penny, the United States' iconic one-cent coin whose copper face and everyman symbolism endeared it to millions of Americans before it fell into change-drawer obscurity, died on Nov. 12, 2025. It ...

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach holds one of the last pennies pressed at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. ended production of ...

The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and in recognition of the growing irrelevance of the 1-cent coin.The last pennies were struck at the mint in ...

(CNN) — The American penny passed away today after a prolonged illness. It was 238 years old. The last penny was minted Wednesday afternoon at the US Mint in Philadelphia, overseen by US Treasurer ...

After 232 years in circulation — nearly as long as the United States of America has been a country — the final penny was minted Nov. 12 in Philadelphia by United States Treasurer Brandon Beach. For ...

Instead of grocery store chains Market 32 and Price Chopper helping customers pinch their pennies, the company is helping make their pennies go further on Sunday with its own penny exchange. From 11 a ...

NEW ORLEANS — Rouses Markets announced Thursday that it will begin phasing out pennies as the United States winds down production of the one-cent coin. The grocery chain says once each store’s penny ...

Burger Kings are among the many cash-heavy businesses around the US grappling with the phaseout of the penny — with one group of the fast-food joints reportedly hoarding the coins by the box since ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One of the country’s largest grocery chains is offering central Ohioans an opportunity to double the ...