For more than two centuries, the penny has quietly anchored American cash transactions as the nation's smallest unit of ...

Turn Them Into Cash at Coinstar Machines S. Mint struck its final batch of pennies in Philadelphia November 12, 2025, marking ...

After 230 years, the penny got its pink slip. The U.S. Mint officially ended production of the coin on Wednesday, more than two centuries after the first penny was made in 1793. Here are five things ...

The last U.S. penny was minted on Nov. 12, ending a 232-year string of penny production that dated to 1793, making it the nation’s oldest continuously made coin. But, with each penny costing nearly ...

Change is coming to how we make change, thanks to the impending demise of the penny. That’s not an alternative fact: The U.S. Mint said in its annual report that each penny costs 3.69 cents to make.

The dies used to press the last pennies on display at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia. These last pennies bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be ...

(NEXSTAR) — A penny shortage was expected, but not for a few more months. Now, businesses have found themselves asking customers not to pay with cash or otherwise prepare to receive incorrect change ...

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...