The first year the half-cent was minted for circulation was 1793, and over 35,000 coins were released that year. Few of those survive. This first version of the half-penny shows Lady Liberty facing ...

Rare coins worth thousands really do slip through everyday wallets, so it pays to check your change before spending it. I ...

If you are owed change that ends in 1, 2, 6, or 7 cents, your change will be rounded down (change of $3.57, for example, ...

The U.S. Mint has officially stopped making pennies – but that doesn’t mean some aren’t worth more than one cent. In fact, the last pennies ever minted are worth a pretty penny. Auction house Stack’s ...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., who helped introduce the bill, has supported the penny production stoppage, calling the ...

While credit cards and inflation have rendered coins useless for day-to-day transactions, some coins have a different purpose in the modern day: They are collector's items. This is true for the 2-cent ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Back in 1793, a penny could get you a biscuit, a candle or a piece of candy. These days, many sit in drawers or glass jars and are basically cast aside or collected as lucky ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The impending “death” of the U.S. penny has spotlighted the coin’s own price tag — nearly 4 cents to make and distribute each, or quadruple its value. Coin production costs vary thanks ...

The U.S. Mint has struck its last penny. Here’s what Californians need to know about cash rounding coin jars and rare penny myths.

The penny was discontinued by the US Treasury earlier this year because they cost more to make than they're worth.

Estonia has been gradually withdrawing one- and two-cent euro coins from circulation, sending them to Latvia, which still ...