Holt points to traditions of putting pennies in loafers, of rhymes like “See a penny, pick it up, all the day you’ll have good luck,” of people who think an unexpected penny sighting could be a sign from a loved one who’s passed on.

The department says it has placed its final order for penny blanks, and production will end when they run out, which will likely be early 2026, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the decision.

After over 200 years, the United States government plans to stop making new pennies, the Treasury Department told the Wall Street Journal.

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By stopping the one-cent coin’s production, one official says the Treasury expects an immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material costs.

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The push to eliminate penny production has received support from lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle.

Eliminating the penny is expected to save $56 million a year, according to the Treasury spokesperson. “There are about 114 billion pennies currently in circulation in the U.S., but they are severely underutilized,” the spokesperson said.

“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Trump posted on social media. “I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies. Let's rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it's a penny at a time.”