8 things you should know about the penny and Philadelphia

The penny was born in Philadelphia — and that’s where it ends, too.

The final one-cent piece was stamped Wednesday, at the U.S. Mint on Philly’s Independence Mall, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Treasurer Brandon Beach in attendance for the final production run. 

The move is part of President Trump’s general cost-cutting since his return to office earlier…