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 ...

Valuable coins do not always look exotic or old, and some of the most lucrative finds can be hiding in everyday pocket change ...

It costs nearly three and three-quarter cents to make a penny. You have to add labor and materials. It’s very expensive. They ...

President Donald Trump said he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.Will Trump's order make the penny disappear?

After more than 230 years of steady service, the humble one-cent piece has retired — for now. The U.S. Mint pressed its final circulating penny earlier in November. While the penny remains legal ...

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 ...

A new business specializing in selling coins and collectibles has opened at 1555 Hertel Avenue. Co-owner Mike Harmon decided that he needed to keep busy after retirement, which was how he came up with ...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — Local coin shops are preparing for the end of an era as pennies will no longer be produced. The Treasury Department ordered its last batch of blanks this month used to ...