President Donald Trump said he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.Will Trump's order make the penny disappear?

In February, President Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies because the government was losing money ...

Think those old coins in your change jar are only worth a few cents? Think again. Many older coins are worth more than the ...

In an unexpected twist of fate, the discontinuation of pennies has led to a surge in their value, with some rare coins fetching astronomical prices at auction. This article delves into the recent ...

The final three one-cent coins were auctioned off, fetching an extraordinary $800,000 each. Overall, the auction lasted just four hours and saw 232 sets of three pennies sell for a total of $16.76 ...

It costs nearly three and three-quarter cents to make a penny. You have to add labor and materials. It’s very expensive. They ...

After more than 230 years of steady service, the humble one-cent piece has retired — for now. The U.S. Mint pressed its final circulating penny earlier in November. While the penny remains legal ...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — Local coin shops are preparing for the end of an era as pennies will no longer be produced. The Treasury Department ordered its last batch of blanks this month used to ...

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