Pennies are no longer being produced as of November 2025, but they are still valid currency and can be used, deposited, or exchanged at banks and coin machines.
If you have extra pennies, you can spend them, cash them in for larger bills, or deposit them into an account. Some people are also keeping them for nostalgia or potential collector value, especially rare error coins.
Others are repurposing pennies for crafts or small practical uses.
Even though production has ended, pennies are still in circulation — marking the end of an era rather than the end of their use.