In their day, they added up to cover lots of purchases. But those days, like penny candy, are far in the past.

There’s a ring I’ve worn on the middle finger of my left hand for 23 years. And for the 40 years before I wore it, I held the hand that wore it before me every chance I had.

For Long Islanders of a certain age, the penny is a reminder of their youth when candy came cheap, as did the wishes from ...

The penny dropped. The U.S. Mint struck the final 1-cent coin that will be used as legal tender on Wednesday, six months ...

The United States Mint pressed its final penny — ending more than two centuries of production for the humble one cent coin ...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury reported the printing death of the once-treasured penny, after the last one-cent coin was manufactured.

Pennies have been part of US culture for 230 years, so much so that they have inspired sayings such as ‘A penny for your ...