One last press for the penny: U.S. Mint turns currency into collector’s treasure

The last penny stamped at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach loads a penny into machinery to stamp the coin at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 2025.

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach addresses workers at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, thanking them for their service.

Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach holds the last penny stamped at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

Equipment used in the pressing of pennies at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

Equipment used in the pressing of pennies at the U.S. Mint on Nov. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia.

A planchet sits in the press to be the final penny stamped at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

Equipment used in the pressing of pennies at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

Equipment used in the pressing of pennies at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

Equipment used in the pressing of pennies at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

Equipment used in the pressing of pennies at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

The dies used to press the last pennies sit on display at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

Equipment used in the pressing of pennies at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

Equipment used in the pressing of pennies at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

The dies used to press the last pennies sit on display at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

The dies used to press the last pennies sit on display at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

A stray penny sits next to machinery at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Treasurer of the United States Brandon Beach pressed the final pennies at an event held at the facility. The pennies pressed bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be auctioned off.

A U.S. Mint employee places the last penny to be struck into a coining press, ending 232 years of penny production in the United States, at the United States Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 12, 2025.

Blank pennies await pressing at the United States Mint ahead of U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach's visit to strike the final five circulating one-cent coins or pennies, ending 232 years of penny production in the United States, at The United States Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 12, 2025.

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach and Norman Patterson, Division Chief of the Coining Division at The United States Mint, pose for a photo with the last struck penny, marking the end of 232 years of penny production in the United States, at the United States Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 12, 2025.