The American penny is history. The nickel might be next.The last pennies were pressed at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia on Wednesday, a victim of production costs higher than their worth coupled with ...

Pour one out for the penny. After 232 years, production of the penny has ceased. For some, this may seem abrupt. But the reality is, the relevance of the penny has been in question for decades, along ...

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MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — The United States ended production of the penny on Wednesday after more than 230 years, and for longtime coin collector Jeffrey Danford, the news brought a surprising reaction.

More than 200 years ago, the penny could buy you a candle, some candy, or even a biscuit. Today, the humble one-cent coin has mostly been relegated to the bottoms of drawers and handbags. Maybe you're ...

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The penny, the United States' iconic one-cent coin whose copper face and everyman symbolism endeared it to millions of Americans before it fell into change-drawer obscurity, died on Nov. 12, 2025. It ...

The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years but became nearly worthless. When it was introduced in 1793 ...

Fresh off her WWP EP, Tyla returns with a smooth new single. On “Chanel,” the South African singer makes a simple request: If you really loved her, you’d buy her designer. While the singer croons, ...