TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - After 232 years in production, the U.S. Mint has finally stopped making the penny, marking the end of one of America’s oldest and most recognizable coins. “I’ll still pick them up and put them in my penny jar,” says Aaron Hinds, an artist in Tyler.

America’s last penny was struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, the end of a coin production that started in 1793 and ended Nov. 12. We’re already starting to miss them.

Although penny production has concluded, the 1-cent coin will "retain its value indefinitely" On Nov. 12, the U.S. Mint concluded production of the penny The decision comes nearly nine months after President Donald Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop production of the 1-cent coin The U.

The last penny was produced Nov. 12 after being in circulation for over two centuries, but the one-cent coin can still be used to make purchases.

Even though the U.S. Mint has quit making pennies, they remain legal to use. And you can still get them or deposit them at the bank.

No this isn’t a Trump decision to ban a Talking Heads album but a financial decision to halt the striking of US 1c coins for circulation

Would a proposed coin featuring the president on both sides commemorate America’s founding, or undercut its founding principles?

One change that will directly impact Americans is his proposal to eliminate the penny. Though the first three changes raised some eyebrows, and perhaps were more symbolic than substantive, the fourth has some teeth and makes good sense.

Two Republican members of the House of Representatives want to mint silver dollar coins in memory of slain conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger (R-Texas) and Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-Ariz.) told Fox ...