With an estimated 240 billion pennies in circulation, it’ll be a long time before we stop seeing them in the wild.

President Donald Trump talks of big change in his second term of office. But he’s not forgetting small change.

(NEXSTAR) — President Donald Trump recently called on the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, calling them ... How much does it cost to print a $2 bill? It is worth noting that, unlike ...

The penny’s demise would leave the nickel as the smallest physical token of wealth transfer. One might then expect many ...

Ben Franklin sagely advised, “Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves.” But watching pennies could ...

The main reason? It’s just too expensive. The U.S. Mint revealed it lost $85.3 million in 2024 producing nearly 3.2 billion pennies, with each penny costing about 3.7 cents to make — way more ...

Let’s see … is this one a 1943 “D bronze” worth upwards of $2.3 million? No, dang it. How ’bout a 1958 “double-die obverse” ...

For years, the debate over eliminating the penny has centered on its rising production costs and dwindling practical use. But ...

Columnist Joyce Bupp has been collecting pennies for years. With the federal government considering halting their production, ...

Machines that crush pennies into souvenirs may be affected the most by the news the U.S. Treasury Department will stop ...