With a 1776–2026 cent included in the Semiquincentennial sets, questions linger about whether the penny is truly finished—or ...

Online sellers have already started listing boxes of brand-new 2025 pennies for $1,000 or more.

The demand for pennies seems to be growing. Now, the U.S. Mint stopped making pennies businesses are starting to feel the impacts. You may have seen signs at local stores talking about new ways to ...

After more than 230 years of steady service, the humble one-cent piece has retired — for now. The U.S. Mint pressed its final circulating penny earlier in November. While the penny remains legal ...

That grimy, circular piece of copper and zinc known as the penny is no longer being produced, but the tiny coin is still getting the last laugh. Less than a month after the last one was minted on Nov.

Unfortunately, making the one-cent coin really did cost a pretty penny. After 232 years in circulation—nearly as long as the United States of America has been a country—the final penny was minted Nov.

The average New Yorker likely won't bother to pick one up if found lying in the street and many are proud to tell a cashier to "keep the change" on a $2.99 tab. In fact, the often difficult to discard ...

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the 1-cent coin that could once buy a snack or a piece of candy had become increasingly ...

From here on out, a penny saved is more than just a penny earned; it's also a relic of history. The final penny was minted on Wednesday at the Philadelphia Mint after over 230 years in circulation as ...

The American penny has died at 232 following a long bout of high manufacturing cost and uselessness. The Treasury Department officially announced plans to end production of the penny back in May, and ...

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