According to the U.S. Mint, the penny, which now costs just under 4 cents to produce, was one of the first coins it made after its establishment in 1792.

Signs across Mississippi are popping up in retail stores notifying cash customers that they will soon begin rounding to the nearest increment of five cents as the U.S. Mint ceases production of the penny.

The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will produce its last 1 cent coin on Wednesday after President Donald Trump ordered penny production to cease earlier this year. Trump wrote in a social media post in February that continuing to produce pennies was “wasteful” as it costs more than double to produce the coin.

According to the U.S. Mint, the penny, which now costs just under 4 cents to produce, was one of the first coins it

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