The memories that linger of Earnhardt, 24 years after his death in the 2001 Daytona 500, and of the penny given to him by a 6 ...
The penny was doomed into obscurity after President Donald Trump this week directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new ones, citing the rising cost of producing the coin. The memories ...
President Donald Trump has directed the U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies. This is one of many executive actions in Trump’s sweeping first month in office. “For far too long the United States ...
It’s unclear exactly how high demand would be for nickels in a penny-less world, but it’s likely that it would be higher than ...
Our beloved penny has recently come under attack. Production may even be halted. The solution could be twofold.
Trump’s broadside touched off a national fuss over the venerable penny, sparking reactions from nostalgia to a sense of “it’s ...
New England numismatists have conflicting feelings about the potential end to a coin that has survived more than 200 years of ...
Pennies cost more to make than they’re worth. So why is it so difficult to stop making them? On the latest episode of ...
Canada did away with its one-cent coin more than a decade ago. It could offer insight into what the U.S. may be on the verge ...
Jon Meyer spoke with the Wyoming Valley Coin Club about the possible end to the production of the copper coin.
His company, Portland Mint, sells old pennies in bulk — 40,000 pounds (18,100 kilograms) at a time — to investors angling to profit on the copper that makes up 95% of the coins minted before 1983.