So-called "wheat pennies" get their name from the back of the coin having stalks of wheat encircling the "One Cent" text.

A spokesperson for the Treasury Department confirmed to USA TODAY that the government recently made its final order of penny ...

Some old pennies are worth more than the one cent they represent. Here’s a quick explainer on rare pennies and how to tell if ...

Got a piggy bank full of pennies? The small currency will soon be a thing of the past, but don't think you are sitting on a gold mine just yet.

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. Months ...

It's the second time in the last four years Lincoln voters have approved a small increase in the city sales tax. In 2015, voters approved a three-year, quarter-cent sales tax that ended in ...

The Department of the Treasury is exploring ways to reduce the cost of producing nickels, which cost a pretty penny, ahead of the possible elimination of the iconic Lincoln-faced 1-cent coin.

In North Carolina's Copper Penny Grille, owner Shelly Gref has transformed thousands of pennies into bar tops and artwork, giving Lincoln's likeness new purpose. "It grew into a little bit of an ...

The most valuable pennies include the 1943-D Lincoln wheat penny, valued at $2.3 million; the 1944-S steel wheat penny, worth $1.1 million; the 1793 strawberry leaf cent, worth $862,500 ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Voters in Lincoln have overwhelmingly approved an extension of the quarter-cent sales tax known as “Lincoln on the Move,” which funds street improvements across the city.

The rare 1909 Lincoln cent attracted 37 bidders, suggesting a heated fight for the prized coin. But what makes this penny so remarkable that it would go for such an incredible sum? What ...

Ironically, Chu says that for numismatists (coin collectors or experts) like himself, getting rid of the "Lincoln head cent coin" is going to make it more valuable to collectors. "When President ...