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.
For the last 232 years, a small circular piece of copper and zinc known as the penny has been the smallest denomination of currency in the United States. Originally introduced in 1793, the last one ...
The final penny was struck by the federal government in mid-November, and shortages already had broken out nationwide before the last one left the U.S. Mint. It’s another chapter in the story of the ...
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 but became nearly worthless. When it ...
Pennies from the final minted set of the coin sold for over $16.76 million at an auction on Thursday, according to Stack’s ...