The United States Mint hosted a ceremonial strike at its Philadelphia Mint, where Brandon Beach, Treasurer of the United States, struck the final circulating one-cent coin. The event marked the official end of the penny’s 232-year production run as a circulating coin.https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/united-states-mint-hosts-historic-ceremonial-strike-for-final-production-of-the-circulating-one-cent-coin