As penny production ends, we share some interesting facts — including an estimate of how many are currently in circulation.

America’s oldest coin had been around since 1793. Now that Trump has stopped the minting of new pennies, will 99 cent pricing ...

When it was introduced in 1793, a penny could buy a biscuit, a candle or a piece of candy. But now most of them are cast aside to sit in jars or junk drawers, and each one costs nearly 4 cents to ...

The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny in a move intended to save money. U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach minted the final pennies in Philadelphia, where they have been produced since ...

The U.S. Mint is discontinuing the Lincoln Penny, a staple of the American economy since 1909, due to the high cost of production, a move that ends a long history of the coin's role as a symbol of ...