The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it has stopped producing pennies, ending more than 230 years of minting the 1-cent coin. The penny will remain legal tender and will still be accepted at ...

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

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 U.S. Treasury Department halted production of the penny on Nov. 12, ending more than 230 years of minting the nation’s smallest denomination and signalling the copper-colored coin’s gradual exit ...

Penny production in the U.S. is grinding to a stop. More than 3 billion pennies were minted in the U.S. last year, but according to the U.S. Mint’s annual report from 2024, they’re now more expensive ...

Learn to love your coins. That’s the message from Kevin McColly, CEO of Coinstar, the company behind those coin-cashing machines you see in supermarkets. American consumers made only 16% of their ...

The old adage about penny-pinching is about to fall by the wayside: after more than two centuries in circulation, the U.S. penny has finally outlived its practical usefulness. Once a staple of jars, ...

For more than two centuries, the penny has quietly anchored American cash transactions as the nation's smallest unit of currency. First minted in 1793, the copper-colored coin is now reaching the end ...