The first mint in Colorado Territory was a private company in Denver that took gold dust and made unofficial coins. By 1906, an official U.S.

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — The final minted pennies are getting new homes. More than 230 sets of three were auctioned off online on behalf of the U.S. Mint. Many of them sold for tens of thousands of ...

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Following the U.S. Treasury's decision to stop producing pennies, it's worth considering the true value of these coins.

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With a great deal of sadness we share the news that Myron “Whitey” Williams Sr. passed away on Christmas morning. He was 91 years old. Always resilient, he survived three cardiac arrests over 30 years ...

As pennies vanish from the American landscape, many businesses are clamoring for federal guidance on how to handle cash transactions in a penniless world. Should retailers round up or down? Should ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. tab1962 / iStock via Getty Images Most of the time, a penny is worth just one cent, but in the case of the most valuable pennies, ...

Well, friends, the time has finally come: No longer will pennies roll out of the US Mint in giddy profusion. Last week, mourners marked (mocked?) the occasion at a funeral held, appropriately, outside ...

The Franklin County Treasurer's office is grappling with the penny shortage after the U.S. stopped minting the coins. The office has bought up 5,500 pennies to have exact change for taxpayers using ...