New England numismatists have conflicting feelings about the potential end to a coin that has survived more than 200 years of ...

The cost of the penny has gone up due to the rising costs of its components, which are largely zinc and copper. The penny is ...

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With billions of pennies already present, the store owner said halting the coin’s production will not have a significant ...

The U.S. Mint said in fiscal 2024, it took about 3.69 cents to produce and distribute one penny, a 20.2% increase from 2023.

There was an owner of a Manteca convenience store/gas station back in the late 1990s who openly bragged about “earning” an ...

The saying “a penny for your thoughts” could soon become obsolete. That is because President Donald Trump has told Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to stop making pennies because of production ...

"Penny (or 3 cents!) for your thoughts." Rising production costs have spurred other countries to eliminate small-denomination coins. Canada stopped making pennies in 2012, and Australia stopped ...

Phrases such as penny for your thoughts or stop being a penny-pincher may have to change — pun intended. President Trump said Sunday he told the U.S. Treasury Department to stop minting pennies.