Last penny minted by US Treasury but you can still use them to pay

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The U.S. has officially stopped producing pennies because they cost more to manufacture than their one-cent value.

While production has ceased, pennies remain legal tender and are still accepted as payment.

Some retailers are experiencing shortages and are rounding cash transactions to the nearest five cents.

Despite production ending, there are still more than 200 billion pennies in circulation.

Some retailers are as the production of the one-cent coins has officially stopped.

In February, President Donald Trump told the U.S. Treasury Department to because they now cost more to manufacture than the one cent they are worth. According to the U.S. Mint, they cost to make.

According to the American Bankers Association (ABA), the Mint ran out of its last blanks for m