Est. 2026 · After the last penny

The penny is dead.
Yours might be worth a fortune.

On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Mint struck its final circulating one-cent coin. Most pennies in your jar are worth a cent. A few are worth thousands. We tell you which is which, honestly.

Photo: a real 2025 Lincoln cent (Philadelphia), the final year of circulating cents, and the Union Shield reverse. U.S. Mint photographs.
2025 Lincoln cent · U.S. Mint photo
Nov 12, 2025
Last U.S. circulating cent struck
$1,136,250
1958 doubled-die cent, PCGS MS65RD (GreatCollections, Jan 2023)
178
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Free account · 5 AI grades a month

Photographed like eBay. Graded like PCGS.

Front, back, edge, and an optional tilt video. The engine checks photo quality, attribution, authenticity, cleaning and wear, then puts your coin on the Sheldon 1–70 dial as an honest range. If the coin might be a rarity, it goes to a human.

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The Last Penny Letter

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