Louisiana, Want to Turn 50 Cents Into $50? Get a Roll of 2025 Pennies

Lafayette, La (KMDL) - It looks like 2025 will be the end of the penny.

In February of this year, President Trump ordered the U.S. Mint to stop any further production of pennies.

Currently, there are an estimated 114 billion pennies in circulation in the United States, so even though the U.S. Mint is stopping production, it's going to take generations before they disappear completely.

This begs the question: Are pennies now worth collecting because they'll rise in value?

Overall no, but there's something pretty interesting happening with 2025 pennies right now.

Why Aren't Pennies Being Made Anymore?

Simply put, it costs more to make a penny than the penny is worth.

It costs almost 4 cents to produce a one-cent penny.

Over the past 10 years, the cost of producing a penny has risen from 1.3 cents to 3.9 cents according to the U.S. treasury.

Because of this, President Trump signed an Executive order to stop production, and it makes sense, no pun intended.

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According to resellcalendar.com, the announcement of the death of the penny has caught the attention of coin collectors

Specifically, pennies minted in 2025.

From resellcalendar.com -

"2025 might mark the last year of newly minted US pennies, and there aren’t that many in circulation because we’re so early in the year.

 

Collectors and resellers have been fighting over the limited supply of one-cent coins, and you can see how things are going on eBay."

Are 2025 Pennies Valuable?

Right now on eBay, uncirculated 2025 pennies are selling for between 50 cents to $1.

People are selling the 2025 pennies by the roll, and rolls of 2025 pennies are selling for anywhere between $10 and $50.

Not bad for a 50-cent roll of pennies!

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You probably don't have shiny new rolls of 2025 pennies lying around, but it's an easy fix if you want to try and get in this penny flip thing.

Just go to the bank.

From resellcalendar.com -

"The best way to find 2025 pennies is directly through a bank. You can request them to sell you the coins they have on hand, and you may be able to have them put in an order to the Federal Reserve on your behalf.

You’ll probably want to go to multiple locations, and it would be ideal to have an account with the bank already (but it’s not necessary)."

READ MORE: Dad Dumps 80,000 Pennies in Street for Final Child Support Payment

As the folks at resellcalendar.com point out, it's a really low-risk investment.

If you decide to go to your bank and get 10 rolls of uncirculated 2025 pennies and they don't sell, you can simply re-deposit them and you're not out any money.

Read more about this 2025 penny flip at resellcalendar.com.