Penny production in the U.S. is grinding to a stop. More than 3 billion pennies were minted in the U.S. last year, but according to the U.S. Mint’s annual report from 2024, they’re now more expensive ...

While commonly worth just one cent, certain U.S. pennies with rare minting errors, historic firsts, or extremely low mintage have sold for astronomical prices—sometimes millions. Here are ten of the ...

Start saving your pennies, folks! Because soon you won’t be getting any more of them. The U.S. Treasury just announced it will be stopping production of the humble one-cent coin. Honestly, it’s time.

The time of the penny is coming to a close. The U.S. Treasury Department placed its last order of blanks, flat metal discs used to make pennies, in late May. President Donald Trump told the mint to ...