U.S. Mint presses last penny after over 200 years: "It's a sad day"

Name: U.S. Mint presses last penny after over 200 years: "It's a sad day"
Uploaded: 2025-11-12T16:47:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 25 s
Description: After over 200 years, production of the penny has come to an end. The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia struck its last circulating penny Wednesday. CBS News Philadelphia's Madeleine Wright reports.

After over 200 years, production of the penny has come to an end. The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia struck its last circulating penny Wednesday. CBS News Philadelphia's Madeleine Wright reports.