We all know a penny is worth one cent, but how much does a penny cost? The Hearst Television data team is helping to make “cents” of this. Sign up for our Newsletters It found the penny to ...

That same penny can then transfer that same amount of wealth to new recipients with no added production cost. It does this over and over. Because of its durability, one penny may represent the ...

The penny, whose face value is a modest 1 cent, cost about 3.7 cents to make last year.They aren’t the only expensive coin. Nickels cost about 13.8 cents to make in 2024, despite them being ...