The United States Mint printed its last penny on Wednesday. However, the one-cent coin will remain legal tender, with some versions considered more valuable than others. Newsweek reached out to the ...

Most people treat spare change and crumpled bills as an afterthought, something to toss in a jar or hand over without a ...

The U.S. Treasury Department has stopped producing the penny after more than 230 years. It now costs 3.69 cents to produce a single penny, which is significantly more than its face value. Pennies will ...

The final US pennies struck this week might be worth a fortune. Coin experts estimate the last pennies minted Wednesday could sell for as much as $5 million each when they hit the auction block in ...

After being part of American currency for over 230 years, the US Treasury has announced the end of the US penny in 2026. Economically, pennies no longer make sense. Every penny costs 3.7 cents to ...

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Although penny production has concluded, the 1-cent coin will "retain its value indefinitely" Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

PHILADELPHIA — The United States plans to strike its last penny for circulation, part of an effort to retire the coin that has been used over 200 years and now costs more to produce than it is worth.

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