As the Penny Retires, Its Greatest Purpose Begins

The U.S. Mint has officially struck the final penny, ending more than two centuries of production. For many people, this news sparks nostalgia — memories of piggy banks, pocket change, and jars filled with copper coins that collected slowly over time. For PennyFix, though, this moment represents something powerful: the penny’s last chance to change lives.

Even though the government will no longer produce new pennies, billions of them are still sitting untouched in drawers, cars, jars, and forgotten corners of America. These pennies won’t disappear overnight — but their meaning is shifting. They’re becoming relics. Curiosities. Little pieces of history that no one uses anymore but almost everyone still has lying around.

And that’s exactly where PennyFix comes in.

As the penny transitions out of circulation, we’re launching the Farewell Penny Drive — an invitation for supporters to give their pennies a purpose before they fade from everyday use - so go to our Penny-A-Day campaign and donate today! Instead of letting those coins gather dust for the next decade, you can turn them into spay/neuter surgeries that prevent suffering, reduce shelter overcrowding, and change the future for dogs and cats.

One penny alone doesn’t go far. But almost no one has just one penny. People have handfuls. Jars. Buckets. Coffee cans. Old purses with a few rolling around at the bottom. A lifetime of small change that most people won’t spend, won’t use, and won’t miss.

If every household donated even a fraction of their forgotten pennies, the impact would be staggering.

This moment — the end of penny production — gives us a rare opportunity. A clear call to action. A shared cultural shift that gets people thinking about their loose change and wondering what to do with it. PennyFix is here with the answer:

Let your pennies do one last good thing. Let them help animals.

Donate your spare pennies, your jars of copper coins, your little collections that no longer have a place in the modern world. We’ll put every cent directly into spay/neuter grants — programs that stop suffering before it starts and make the biggest difference where it counts.

The penny may be retiring, but its mission doesn’t have to end.
Not when it can help save lives.
Not when it can help build a more humane future.
Not when such a small coin can create such big change.

Join the Penny-A-Day campaign. Give your pennies a purpose.
Because even as the penny disappears, the impact it can make is just beginning.

And rest assured — we’re PennyFix forever. NickelFix sounds like a bad garage band.