> the final coins pressed will be auctioned off and that the actual last pennies put into circulation from the US Mint were struck in June. Seems like this is

> the final coins pressed will be auctioned off and that the actual last pennies put into circulation from the US Mint were struck in June. Seems like this is a stunt to extract a bit of money from collectors. I kind of wonder if collectors really value coins/stamps/etc. that were specially made to target the collector market and didn't even exist in the natural world. Feels icky.