As the U.S. treasurer, the former Georgia state senator oversees the U.S. Mint. The agency commemorated the final penny production on Wednesday.
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U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach (left) and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Derek Theurer pose for a picture holding one of the last pennies pressed at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia on Wed... [11543 chars]