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The End of the Penny: U.S. will stop minting cents, the future has caught up with us
The U.S. Mint is set to stop producing pennies, marking the end of an era. With production costs soaring and the utility of ...
Are your old pennies worth millions? Experts say you shouldn't bank on it
Online chatter has lots of folks looking at their caches of coins hoping to find Lincoln wheat pennies that they ...
No more pennies: In big change, Treasury will stop minting them
In a cost-cutting move, the U.S. Treasury will stop minting new pennies. Originally introduced in 1793, the one-cent coins will still be legal tender. There are more than 100 billion pennies in ...
US Mint places final order to kill penny production as part of Trump’s order to ‘rip the waste’ out of budget
The US Mint has placed its final order of penny blanks and will stop producing the coin when those run out by early next year ...
Treasury Department Officially Discontinues Pennies Starting in 2026. What Happens When There Are No New Pennies?
The Treasury just placed its final order of penny blanks, all of which are expected to be minted by early 2026. Eliminating ...
How much does it cost to produce a penny? Why will it be discontinued?
Once the penny is officially discontinued, certain rare specimens could see a spike in market value. Currently, some examples ...
Seeing double? This lucky penny is worth over $100,000 and could be in your pocket
That can lead to coins like the 1943 Lincoln bronze cent, which was made out of bronze in error. It should have been made out of zinc-coated steel, with the Mint having stopped using bronze which was ...
An Ode to the Penny
A penny saved was a penny earned. A penny bought your thoughts. A penny was pretty. A penny was pinched. A penny might even ...