PHILADELPHIA — Penny for your thoughts? Check the couch cushions. The U.S. Mint struck its final run of one-cent coins Wednesday, ending more than 230 years of continuous production.

Treasurer Brandon Beach pressed five commemorative pennies before staff at the Mint, a stone’s throw from Independence Hall, convert the machines to produce nickels, dimes and quarters, in line with President Donald Trump’s February social media post calling to abolish the penny.

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