The life of the penny has officially come to an end, potentially causing ramifications on how money is spent and how ...

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 ...

The day the penny died After 232 years, on Nov. 12, the Treasury Department stopped minting pennies. As the New York Times ...

But the penny’s days are indeed numbered. The U.S. Mint pressed the last 1-cent coin on Nov. 12, 2025, following a directive ...

President Donald Trump has blasted the penny as “so wasteful,” citing its production cost (3). In fiscal 2024, each penny ...

But don’t expect those final pennies to jingle around in anyone’s pocket. They may never see everyday use — because they ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A strong, 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook central Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least eight people and ...

Swiss authorities are searching for two robbers who overpowered a security guard at an ancient Rome-themed museum in Lausanne, smashed a display case and made off with dozens of gold coins that ...

Reports of customers using Korean 500-won coins — worth about 53 yen ($0.36) — as if they were 500-yen coins ($3.40) are ...

Colombian scientists have recovered a cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup from the Caribbean Sea. That's where the Spanish galleon San José sank in 1708. The Colombian culture ministry ...

The final penny was produced by the US Mint last week after an order from the White House. While pennies remain legal tender, ...

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