Penny for their thoughts? Coin collectors, dealers, imagine a cent-less world.
New England numismatists have conflicting feelings about the potential end to a coin that has survived more than 200 years of ...
Here’s a look at the history of the penny and why it could be going away
When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...
Trump’s plan to eliminate the penny follows sharp drop in US coin demand at Philadelphia mint
Congress, the Supreme Court, the central bank, the President's House — all national institutions that graced Philadelphia ...
Donald Trump is absolutely right ... about the penny
The trouble with being the sort of person who gives credit where it's due is the sort of people you sometimes have to give ...
Can the president really kill off the penny – and should he?
The U.S. government loses less than $10 million a month minting pennies. In theory, Congress could pass legislation eliminating the penny and requiring rounding within a month or two. The cost to the ...
The ‘bonus features’ of DC’s Lincoln Memorial that not even longtime residents might know
In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax tracks down the hidden features around the Lincoln Memorial.
Common cents to keep the Lincoln penny
It was Theodore Roosevelt — a lifelong admirer of Abraham Lincoln — who ordered the U.S. Mint to introduce copper pennies ...
COLUMN: In age of perpetually aggrieved, live like Lincoln
Greatness often comes quietly and obscurely. Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, was born on Sunday morning Feb. 12, ...
Is eliminating the penny a good idea? Other countries have already done it
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting the penny, reviving the debate over the future of ...
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At Redlands’ Lincoln Shrine, a new exhibit explores slavery
That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...
Trump tells Treasury Department to stop making pennies
President Trump claims he has instructed the U.S. Treasury Department to stop producing pennies, calling the 1-cent coin ...
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Lincoln expert not worried about Trump’s move to stop minting pennies
It’s been debated for decades - now President Trump has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies. A historian says the move won’t diminish the legacy of Illinois’ favorite son, Abraham ...