The American penny is history. The nickel might be next. The last pennies were pressed at the US Mint in Philadelphia on Wednesday, a victim of production costs higher than their worth coupled with ...
Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Farewell then to shiny new American one-cent coins, the last of which rolled off the line this week. The US isn’t ...
It was just a matter of time. Some say it's been a long time coming. The last discontinued coin in America was the half-cent, which ended production in 1857. Now, like the half-cent before it, may the ...
(NEXSTAR) — Amid a widespread penny shortage that has prompted businesses to offer snacks, drinks, and gift cards (as well as warnings about incorrect change) in exchange for Lincoln cents, you may ...
At the close of Louise Penny’s “The Grey Wolf” (2024), Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Quebec police and his tightknit crew saved the Montreal water supply from poisoning by terrorists. At the ...
Sorry, penny pinchers, you just shortchanged. The United States ended production of the penny this week, more than two centuries since the one-cent coin first went ...
It's official: The penny is no longer in production. The U.S. Mint stamped its last penny Nov. 12 in Philadelphia. The government will eventually auction off the final five pennies, which were stamped ...
For more than two centuries, the penny has jingled in pockets and rolled across counters. That era ended on Nov. 12, when the U.S. minted its final penny, marking the end of 232 years of small-change ...
For more than two centuries, the American people have trusted the penny as a part of their everyday currency. But when President Donald Trump came into office, he noticed a problem: Demand for the ...
Penny for your thoughts? The U.S. Treasury stopped making pennies this week, and Iowa collectors are puzzling over what to do with their bags of one-cent pieces, as some Iowa banks and businesses have ...
I typically save pennies to hand out to those who may not have them at veteran tribute events. I just held our annual Veterans Day event for the Tiverton Historical Society at the WWI Doughboy ...
"I’m not gonna be sad to see it go," Chamawnn Meadow said. "Pennies were ammo in my house. We used them to throw at each other. That was about it." "For me, it’s OK," Aida Chang said. "If you don’t ...