With the U.S. Mint losing millions annually on penny production and cash transactions declining, the decision to eliminate the one-cent coin raises questions about economic impact, job losses, and ...

Should you cash in your pennies? The small currency will soon be a thing of the past, but don't think you are sitting on a ...

George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Hamilton,... Portrait of President George Washington ... George Washington George Washington (1731-1799) on engraving from 1837. First President of the ...

A rare Lincoln wheat penny from 1943 made of copper could be worth up to $99 million, and experts believe several of these valuable coins might still be in circulation today. Coin ...

Parents could get a Lincoln penny coin collecting book – options include those from Whitman Publishing, which also publishes Greysheet – and talk to their children about "American history, and ...

Parents could get a Lincoln penny coin collecting book – options include those from Whitman Publishing, which also publishes Greysheet – and talk to their children about "American history, and ...

In fiscal year 2024, it took 3.7 cents to produce and distribute one penny, according to the 2024 U.S. Mint report. The 2024 cost was up by 20% from the previous year, according to the report.

Lincoln was a member of the Illinois General Assembly after his election in 1834, according to the U.S. Mint website. Read about all four coins in the Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program at ...

But the U.S. won’t be the first country to discontinue the penny. New Zealand stopped producing its one-cent coins in 1990, followed by Australia in 1992 and Canada in 2012.