Overview
- The U.S. Mint consigned 232 three-coin sets—two 2025 pennies from Philadelphia and Denver plus a 24‑karat gold penny—each marked with an omega symbol.
- Stack’s Bowers Galleries auctioned the sets in California on December 11, bringing in $16.76 million with an average price of about $72,000 per set.
- The final lot, No. 232, realized $800,000 and included the dies used to strike the last pennies.
- Production ended in 2025 after President Donald Trump ordered a halt to new pennies following a reported $85.3 million FY2024 loss from penny manufacturing.
- The last known pennies were struck on November 12 in Philadelphia, and coins already in circulation remain legal tender.