Could that dusty jar of pennies in the kitchen drawer hold a small fortune? The answer for many casual collectors and curious finders alike lies in one humble yet historically rich coin: the Lincoln ...

The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia produced the final one-cent piece with Abraham Lincoln’s face on the front and a Union shield ...

Though the half-cent was gone, the penny still had some company of lower-value coins. Two-cent pieces were produced by the ...

Coinstar converts $3 billion in coins into spendable cash every year, one coin jar at a time. The average jar yields $58 in ...

While the penny is no longer being produced, the grimy, circular piece of copper and zinc is getting the last laugh. Less ...