The error coin market has exploded in ways that would make even seasoned collectors' heads spin. What started as casual ...

Abraham Lincoln was three years away from being elected president when the half-cent coin was discontinued as an official form of American currency. Now, his visage on the 1-cent coin is on track to ...

The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it has stopped producing pennies, ending more than 230 years of minting the 1-cent coin.

According to the U.S. Mint, the penny, which now costs just under 4 cents to produce, was one of the first coins it ...

When the penny goes away, some will win, some will lose – and for some, it’ll be a coin toss. The first and most obvious winner is the U.S. government, which will save tens of millions of dollars each ...

Each of the 232 three-coin sets will likely fetch about $45,000-$50,000, estimates John Albanese, co-founder of rare coin authentication CAC Grading.

Some businesses have been preparing for months, stockpiling bags of the 1-cent coin. Others have created rounding systems to arrive at the nearest nickel. For consumers, the shortage of pennies might ...

After 232 years, the United States Mint is retiring the penny. In a recent press release, the Mint announced that the last circulating one-cent coins will be available for auction in December. The ...

The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more ...

In a story published Nov. 12, 2025, about the last penny minted, The Associated Press reported that the last U.S. coin to be ...

With the U.S. Mint having punched out its last pennies ever on Nov. 12, New Jersey businesses are switching away from exact change.

The end of the penny may mean state retailers have to change cash prices for items they sell. State Sen. James Skoufis, ...