As the birthplace of music, any visit to Mississippi will see you tapping your toes and falling into rhythm with local life.

(NEXSTAR) – Check your change: Newly-designed coins celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial (aka, its 250th anniversary) are entering circulation today. Last month, the U.S. Mint unveiled the ...

The U.S. Mint, overseen by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left), rolled out designs for new coins marking the United States' 250th birthday. In some cases, the recommendations from a citizens ...

Sarina Trangle started as a corporate news reporter in October 2024. She previously spent four years on the business desk at Newsday, covering the health industry, commercial real estate and cannabis.

The mourners had taken their seats. Many were dressed in black. Others wore veils and large hoop skirts, reminiscent of Victorian-era fashion. When the clock struck 1:01 p.m. (a time, organizers said, ...

People gathered in the nation’s capital on Saturday to pay their respects to the penny. A mock funeral, hosted by financial management platform Ramp, was held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, ...

Hundreds of mock mourners headed to the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday to attend a “funeral” for the penny. Along with musicians playing taps, there were a couple of Abraham Lincoln look-alikes, actors ...

The penny received a “funeral” on Saturday, attended by mourners and Abraham Lincoln impersonators outside the Lincoln Memorial, after the U.S. Mint discontinued the coin last month. Hundreds attended ...

Over three years, the U.S. Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee sifted through hundreds of ideas for commemorative coins to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. The group settled on ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A penny for your thoughts? Well, not anymore. The cost of thoughts has risen. On November 12, the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia ensured that when it struck the last penny it’ll ever mint ...

The penny has officially left the building. After more than two centuries in circulation, the U.S. Mint has struck its final one-cent coin, marking a historic shift in how Americans—and ...

Nearly everyone has a few old coins kicking around. But did you realize that a few cents from the 1950s could be worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars today and help you get ahead financially?