Are You Buying Boxes Of Pennies, Cents Now That They Stopped Making Them?

I am certain they have stopped for now, since every other entity that has been halted by executive order has done the same. They could restart when a judge compels it, but I am not sure who would actually take this to a court—the Fed and the banks probably have better things to do. The Mint has plenty of other coins to make, so it is not wasting any time or resources.

I've checked multiple news sources on the web, and while they all have reported about the order to stop minting, no source says that the mint has actually done so.

To see exactly what the penny-minting situation currently is, I called the U. S. Mint. The woman on the phone said she had no idea and suggested I call the Federal Reserve.

I called the Federal Reserve. The woman there said she had no knowledge of the mints halting penny production. She added that if the mints had indeed halted penny production, she would have certainly known about it.

So it's as I figured: 2025 pennies are currently being minted. Yay! Go Abe!

I am not sure we can know. The Mint can easily focus on all the other items they need to churn out until they get a clear legal status on the order.

Why I said, "I am not sure we can know."

I would respectfully disagree. We were talking about whether or not the Mint was actively making pennies, not whether or not she was receiving pennies. Her tone of voice reflected an attitude of "If they had halted penny production, part of my job would be to know about it."

I already buy boxes from my bank on a weekly basis, for coin roll hunting purposes. I will rue the day when my bank will stop giving them out, due to "shortages."