PRETTY PENNY
12/26/2025 |
The Friday File: On 12/11/25 the mint sold 696 pennies in 232 three-cent sets. The sets sold for $16.76 million, or 1,676,000,000 pennies. The 232nd set, containing the last three pennies minted, sold for $800,000. The buyer also received the three dies that struck those pennies. The penny was introduced in 1793 and in 1909 Lincoln was the first president featured on our coins in honor of his 100th birthday.