The Final Days of Penny Production There are ongoing discussions about the future of penny production, though no official ...

It happened one evening on a desolate stretch of highway, as darkness cloaked the vast outback plains of Western Australia.

The last-ever penny was minted in Philadelphia on Nov. 12.

The curtain fell quietly on a 232-year tradition as the U.S. Mint struck the last penny this month in Philadelphia. This ended one of the longest runs in American history. For years, the penny had ...