The Year We Lost Our Beloved Penny

Posted on January 7, 2026

By EARLINE NEELEY

On Nov. 12, 2025, the final batch of pennies were struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, as the U.S. Treasury suspended production to reduce costs.

They said it cost nearly 4 cents to make a single penny worth 1 cent, but if you are a penny collector, many now have a value of more than $10,000.

I must remember to check the thousands of pennies scattered around my home, in my car, truck and jingling around the bottom of my pocketbook.

Several weeks later, many of us lost a “Penny” of even greater value.

On Dec. l, 2025, Penny Whitfield Dixon transitioned to her heavenly home.

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