The final penny was struck by the federal government in mid-November, and shortages already had broken out nationwide before the last one left the U.S. Mint. It’s another chapter in the story of the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two rare one-cent coins from the earliest days of the U.S. Mint have sold for a pretty penny. The copper coins, both dating to 1792, went for a combined total of $869,500 at the ...

It's the end of an era for the United States penny. On Nov. 12, the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia concluded production of the 1-cent coin, which is more than 200 years old, per the Associated Press. The ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the 1-cent coin that could once buy a snack or a piece of candy had become ...

The Common Cents Act passed the House to officially end penny minting and establish cash rounding to the nearest nickel for cash transactions.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That grimy, circular piece of copper and zinc known as the penny is no longer being produced, but the tiny coin is still getting ...

The average New Yorker likely won't bother to pick one up if found lying in the street and many are proud to tell a cashier to "keep the change" on a $2.99 tab. In fact, the often difficult to discard ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years but became nearly worthless. When it ...