The U.S. Mint designed a $1 Trump coin last year and now it's being considered for circulation as part of the U.S. 250th ...

The United States has finally shut off the presses for the one-cent coin, ending more than a century of minting pennies and forcing Americans to rethink the smallest unit of their cash economy. With ...

The last minted pennies are about to be auctioned off and signs are the coins will bring – excuse the expression – a pretty penny. The U.S. Mint last month announced the auction, to be held Thursday, ...

The last US penny was minted on November 12 and will be auctioned off.Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images The US minted its last penny on November 12, ending a 232-year tradition. The Treasury said it was ...

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years as symbols of frugality and the price ...

The final pennies ever minted for circulation sold for more than $16.7 million as the iconic copper-plated coin fades from circulation. The last one-cent coins were auctioned for a combined $16.76 ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the 1-cent coin that could once buy a snack or a piece of candy had become ...

This special auction of nearly 700 rare pennies brought a small fortune – nearly $16.8 million. Those coins, auctioned on Thursday, Dec. 11, by Stack’s Bowers Galleries, included the last 2025 ...