To commemorate the occasion, the United States Mint has partnered with Stack’s Bowers Galleries to auction off 232 sets of ...

The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia produced the final one-cent piece with Abraham Lincoln’s face on the front and a Union shield ...

The penny was first made in 1793, but lost its value over the years. Today, it would cost nearly four cents to make one penny ...

Coinstar converts $3 billion in coins into spendable cash every year, one coin jar at a time. The average jar yields $58 in ...

While the penny is no longer being produced, the grimy, circular piece of copper and zinc is getting the last laugh. Less ...

Wondering whether you have any valuable pennies? Specific years, designs, and initials play a role in determining whether ...

Spoiler alert: Your pennies may not be worth much more than the aforementioned freebies. That is, of course, dependent on a few engraved features: the year, wheat sheaves, and, if you’re lucky, three ...

The penny was the first U.S. coin minted with the visage of a person. Until 1909, we had not bestowed such prestige on any ...

The penny might soon be gone, but not forgotten. This family's patriarch instilled a fondness for wheat pennies in its ...

After 232 years of production, the final circulating penny was struck by United States Treasurer Brandon Beach on Nov. 12, ...

Though the half-cent was gone, the penny still had some company of lower-value coins. Two-cent pieces were produced by the ...

Image Courtesy of Texas A&M. By Olivia Sobkowicz The time of the penny has come to an end. November 12, 2025 was a historic ...