To commemorate the occasion, the United States Mint has partnered with Stack’s Bowers Galleries to auction off 232 sets of ...

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

“You can go to your own bank or credit union and not pay any fee,” said Kimberly Palmer, personal finance expert at NerdWallet. Both NerdWallet and Bankrate offer tip sheets on exchanging coins for ...

In February, President Trump ordered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to stop making new pennies. Above, Trump speaks as ...

The penny might soon be gone, but not forgotten. This family's patriarch instilled a fondness for wheat pennies in its ...

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

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

This tiny disc of zinc with just a smidge of copper has played an outsized role in our national (and international) discourse ...

After 232 years, the U.S. penny has been laid to rest. In a Nov. 12 ceremony, the U.S. Mint struck the final, circulating ...

Spoiler alert: Your pennies may not be worth much more than the aforementioned freebies. That is, of course, dependent on a ...

With the end of the minting of any new pennies, some may be searching their change jars to see if there are valuable coins in their possession. […] ...

Image Courtesy of Texas A&M. By Olivia Sobkowicz The time of the penny has come to an end. November 12, 2025 was a historic ...