You might not think much about the spare change jingling in your pocket, but there's a particular penny that could be worth ...

The U.S. Treasury Department halted production of the penny on Nov. 12, ending more than 230 years of minting the nation’s smallest denomination and signalling the copper-colored coin’s gradual exit ...

Across more than two millennia, separated by oceans and empires, two small copper coins have told a remarkably similar story about money, value, and what society chooses to preserve even when ...

While April 1st is more commonly known for April Fool's Day, it is also National One Cent Day -- and what these pennies are worth is no joke. According to Cointrackers.com, certain pennies that were ...

HOUSTON -- Find a penny, pick it up - especially if it's this one. The rare 1943 copper wheat pennies are reportedly fetching $85,000 at auctions, according to CoinTrackers. CoinTrackers says there ...

Discover 12 coins from the 1940s worth far more than face value. Learn how these hidden treasures could help you earn extra ...

Since 1982, there has been precious little copper in a penny (2.5%), the rest being zinc, which has always been less valuable than copper (Figure 1). By comparison, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and much ...

OLYPHANT — As the U.S. Mint prepares to produce the final pennies put into circulation early next year, the future of the copper-colored coin has sparked conversation among collectors and shop owners.

That grimy, circular piece of copper and zinc known as the penny is no longer being produced, but the tiny coin is still getting the last laugh. Less than a month after the last one was minted on Nov.

HIGHLAND TWP. - After more than 200 years, the U.S. Mint will soon stop making pennies. Hometown Life turned to local coin collectors to make it all make cents. Chuck Sharpe, founder of the Huron ...