Even though the U.S. Mint has quit making pennies, they remain legal to use. And you can still get them or deposit them at ...

Travis takes a similar tack but adds urgency. In his view, a worsening penny shortage plus rising awareness could thin out ...

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 ...

The End of the Penny S. government has decided to stop minting pennies, and soon all cash purchases will be rounded to the ...

The U.S. stops minting pennies in 2026. Why Bitcoin's satoshis and regulated stablecoins offer the precision physical money ...

Americans are holding an estimated $60-$90 in coins per household. While some rare pennies are valuable, most are worth only a few cents. Consumers can exchange coins for cash at banks, credit unions, ...

The penny is having its 15 minutes of fame, even as time runs out for the ubiquitous coin. President Donald Trump in February directed the U.S. Treasury to stop producing new pennies, which cost more ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter who has covered the pandemic-era economy in hundreds of stories over the past two years. He's written hundreds of stories breaking down ...

I can’t call heads or tails on whether we should stop minting the penny. There are two sides to every coin, right? Zinc and copper used to make a penny are worth almost four times the value of the ...