In the world of pocket change, a handful of Lincoln cents are worth far more than their face value, with some documented ...

I've learned that the right penny can be worth far more than its face value, and sometimes a single coin hiding in spare ...

Only about 20 of these rare coins exist today. If you find a copper-colored 1943 penny, test it with a magnet first—steel ...

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 ...

The U.S. Mint pressed its last penny on Wednesday, Nov. 12, marking the latest milestone in the U.S. penny's end. The last penny was stamped at the Philadelphia U.S. Mint Wednesday, Nov. 12. U.S.

Often in coin collecting what makes an item valuable is not that it’s perfect, it’s that something went wrong in the minting process, making the resulting coin rare, and hence highly collectible. That ...

COLUMBIA — Local business owners and customers are weighing in on the U.S. Treasury Department's final order of penny blanks, following President Donald Trump's February suggestion to stop producing ...

While pennies are often overlooked as spare change, some are worth far more than their face value. Collectors and coin enthusiasts know that certain rare and historical pennies can be worth hundreds, ...

The 1909 VDB penny is one of the most famous and sought-after coins in American numismatics. It was the first year of issue for the Lincoln cent, designed by Victor David Brenner—whose initials “VDB” ...

Australians rifling through their spare change have been urged to "keep their eyes out" for a 10 cent coin that can be worth a decent amount of money. Coins can fetch ...

There used to be a saying — “pennies make dimes and dimes make dollars” — that stressed the importance of saving your money (the phrase later showed up in a country song). Today, some Lincoln pennies ...

HIGHLAND TWP. - After more than 200 years, the U.S. Mint will soon stop making pennies. Hometown Life turned to local coin collectors to make it all make cents. Chuck Sharpe, founder of the Huron ...