Well, folks, it's official: the U.S. Mint has decided to stop minting pennies. That's right! Our beloved little copper coins, ...

For generations, pennies have filled jars, pockets and couch cushions. But now, with the U.S. Mint no longer producing new ...

If you have one of these pennies in your piggy bank, you could be looking at a coin worth thousands or even millions of ...

Since 1982, there has been precious little copper in a penny (2.5%), the rest being zinc, which has always been less valuable than copper (Figure 1). By comparison, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and much ...

Ever wonder if that old penny sitting in your junk drawer could actually be worth something? I know it sounds crazy, but it's ...

The federal government has officially made the first step to end the production of pennies. The end of penny production marks a change in a 233 year tradition, as the penny was one of the first coins ...

Well, it’s official. The U.S. Mint has pressed its last 1-cent coin. The penny, which began its impressive 232-year run at the mint in Philadelphia, ended production on Nov. 12, 2025, in the same ...

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...

Some of the pennies lying around your house could far exceed their face value of one cent. Let's take a deeper dive into the ...

The reasons cited for the decision earlier this year to stop minting pennies after 232 years were both financial and practical. Decades of rising prices had shrunk the purchasing power of the cent to ...

Consumers may want to avoid offering retailers a penny for their thoughts from now on. What they could get for their cent is a blast of complaints from many businesses owners now struggling with ...