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

The first year the half-cent was minted for circulation was 1793, and over 35,000 coins were released that year. Few of those survive. This first version of the half-penny shows Lady Liberty facing ...

If you are owed change that ends in 1, 2, 6, or 7 cents, your change will be rounded down (change of $3.57, for example, ...

Rare coins worth thousands really do slip through everyday wallets, so it pays to check your change before spending it. I ...

The U.S. Mint has officially stopped making pennies – but that doesn’t mean some aren’t worth more than one cent. In fact, the last pennies ever minted are worth a pretty penny. Auction house Stack’s ...

More than 100 billion pennies are in circulation, said Steven Roach, an expert on coinage history — meaning they’ll be around ...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., who helped introduce the bill, has supported the penny production stoppage, calling the one-cent coin "outdated" and "inefficient" and says it "no longer serves ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Back in 1793, a penny could get you a biscuit, a candle or a piece of candy. These days, many sit in drawers or glass jars and are basically cast aside or collected as lucky ...

Expect confusing signals and more signs of penny shortages in 2026. Even bankers are asking for some relief as coin ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The impending “death” of the U.S. penny has spotlighted the coin’s own price tag — nearly 4 cents to make and distribute each, or quadruple its value. Coin production costs vary thanks ...

The U.S. Mint has struck its last penny. Here’s what Californians need to know about cash rounding coin jars and rare penny myths.