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The United States Mint strikes its last penny for circulation, though it will remain legal tender.

2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis — The United States Mint strikes its last penny for circulation, though it will remain legal tender. There are still an estimated 300 billion pennies in circulation according to the

Published November 12, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis.

The United States Mint strikes its last penny for circulation, though it will remain legal tender. There are still an estimated 300 billion pennies in circulation according to the Treasury Department. [https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/bessent-us-treasurer-strike-final-penny-philadelphia-mint-2025-11-12/ (Reuters)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-11-12).