The United States Mint pressed its final penny — ending more than two centuries of production for the humble one cent coin that also bore one of the country’s most enduring spiritual mottos: “In God We Trust.”
The decision, announced as a cost-saving measure, closes a chapter of American history in which faith, national identity and everyday commerce mixed on a copper surface. Introduced in 1793, the penny once carried real value. Over the decades, it became less a unit of currency and more a cultural relic, hidden away into jars, found on sidewalks or saved in a wallet for luck.
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