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For years now, Lewes Mercantile Antique Gallery has sold rolls of "wheat pennies," as well as rolls of recently minted pennies. The store is selling 50-cent rolls of 2025 minted pennies for $10.

In its 2024 annual report, the U.S. Mint said that producing each penny cost 3.69 cents last year. Notably, the cost of minting nickels also exceeded the coin’s face value, at 13.78 cents each.

Just as there has been misleading hype about the value of some Lincoln wheat pennies, there may be misinformation about the increased value of 2025 pennies. That's nonsense, Feigenbaum said.