Connecticut shoppers are discovering that the smallest coin in their wallets has suddenly become the biggest headache. A ...

The penny is vanishing from American cash drawers, but the real fight is happening at the checkout screen. As stores ...

As pennies vanish from the American landscape, many businesses need for federal guidance on how to handle cash transactions in a penniless world.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Dec. 23 posted a Penny Production Cessation FAQs on its website offering guidance to convenience stores and other retailers regarding the penny no longer being ...

Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach holds the last penny stamped at the US Mint on Nov. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the ...

After more than 200 years in circulation, the last U.S. penny was minted on Nov. 12. Reasons for retiring the one-cent piece likely include the cost of making it, which exceeds the face value of the ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The U.S. Mint produced its last penny earlier this year, ending production of a currency that has been used for 233 years, and Kentucky businesses are now planning how to ...

Since the U.S. stopped minting pennies last month, businesses have had to adapt to the resulting shortage, particularly for prices that don’t end in a “0” or “5.” Many, including restaurants, have ...

The National Restaurant Association is seeking solutions to the national penny shortage. The shortage means operators can't order pennies from their local banks, credit unions or Federal Reserve coin ...

The other day at a bodega off West Fourth Street, I watched the cashier point to a handwritten sign that read, “NO PENNIES. CASH TOTALS ROUNDED.” My friend tapped her phone to pay and moved on without ...

(The Center Square) – State governments are left holding the bag on the U.S. government's halt to the production of a penny, a new report from the National Conference of State Legislatures says.

The U.S. penny may finally be on its way out. Producing each coin now costs the U.S. Mint about 3.7 cents, at a total taxpayer cost of more than $100 million per year. Ending production may make ...