The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia pressed its final penny last week, bringing an end to a tradition that dates to the earliest ...

This tiny disc of zinc with just a smidge of copper has played an outsized role in our national (and international) discourse ...

Just days earlier, United States Treasurer Brandon Beach had struck the final circulating one-cent coin in a ceremony at the ...

Each of the 232 three-coin sets will likely fetch about $45,000-$50,000, estimates John Albanese, co-founder of rare coin ...

To commemorate the occasion, the United States Mint has partnered with Stack’s Bowers Galleries to auction off 232 sets of ...

The final penny was produced by the US Mint last week after an order from the White House. While pennies remain legal tender, ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2025 - The United States Mint (Mint) is pleased to announce that Stack’s Bowers Galleries will auction ...

Abraham Lincoln was three years away from being elected president when the half-cent coin was discontinued as an official form of American currency. Now, his visage on the 1-cent coin is on track to ...

It’s been less than a week since the United States Mint stopped making the penny, and restaurants and retailers have begun ...

Most coins in the U.S. are essentially a sandwich of different metals. The most recent penny was made with layers of copper ...

If the penny does officially fade out, its legacy will live on in jars, couch cushions and the familiar saying: “a penny for ...