That jar of pennies on your dresser, the one you've been meaning to deal with for years, just became a small piece of American history. After more than two centuries of continuous production, the U.S.

This special auction of nearly 700 rare pennies brought a small fortune – nearly $16.8 million. Those coins, auctioned on Thursday, Dec. 11, by Stack’s Bowers Galleries, included the last 2025 ...

The last US penny was minted on November 12 and will be auctioned off.Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images The US penny is officially dead. First produced in 1793 during the early days of the US Mint, the ...

Philadelphia — A wheel cranks on the machine at the Independence Visitor Center, slowing with every turn until: CLINK! A reward drops out the bottom waiting to be collected. It’s a familiar, elongated ...

You may have heard that the last penny ever was minted last week (in Pennsylvania, no less). And some of final-new batch of pennies are set to be auctioned off soon. So, how much might one cent go for ...

The U.S. Treasury Department has stopped producing the penny after more than 230 years. It now costs 3.69 cents to produce a single penny, which is significantly more than its face value. Pennies will ...

The U.S. has officially stopped producing pennies because they cost more to manufacture than their one-cent value. While production has ceased, pennies remain legal tender and are still accepted as ...

The last minted pennies are about to be auctioned off and signs are the coins will bring – excuse the expression – a pretty penny. The U.S. Mint last month announced the auction, to be held Thursday, ...

(NEXSTAR) — For the first time since 1793, the U.S. is minting no new pennies. There are still billions of pennies in circulation, but those imprinted with “2025” will likely be difficult to find. If ...

The last penny ever was made by the United States Mint this week, making the remaining ones in circulation collectors items. According to the government, it cost almost four cents to make each penny, ...

There will be no more new US pennies, but 300 million are still in circulation -- and the final five are special. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to ...