{
  "id": 17708993,
  "title": "What to Do With Pennies in 2026: Smart, Practical, Creative Ideas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/what-to-do-with-pennies-in-2026-smart-practical-creative-ideas",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-02T00:13:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ventureburn",
    "slug": "ventureburn",
    "url": "https://ventureburn.com/what-to-do-with-pennies/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "What to Do With Pennies in 2026?\n\nThe U.S. Mint stopped making new pennies as of November 12, 2025. However, existing pennies remain legal tender without expiration. Here's what to do with your pennies:\n\n1. Cash them at your local bank. Banks will accept pennies and give you the full value.\n2. Put them towards savings or investing. A jar of pennies can add up to $20 or more.\n3. Spend them while they're still accepted. Most stores will take pennies for small amounts.\n4. Use a Coinstar machine to count and cash in your pennies, though you'll pay a fee.\n5. Donate pennies to charity. Schools, food banks, and organizations like the Red Cross accept them.\n6. Hold onto them for nostalgia or potential numismatic value. Only rare older pennies have value beyond face value.",
  "summary": "The US Mint made its last everyday penny on November 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. Almost a year later, lots of people still have a jar of pennies sitting at home. The post What to Do With Pennies in 2026: Smart, Practical, Creative Ideas appeared first on Ventureburn .",
  "key_points": [
    "U.S. Mint ceased penny production in November 2025",
    "Banks accept pennies at face value",
    "Pennies can accumulate to $20 in a jar"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The cessation of new penny production forces consumers to pivot from simple circulation toward more deliberate methods of liquidating or donating their remaining physical small-change reserves.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}