Did you know that, in addition to common coins like dimes and quarters (coins that can be valuable in their own right), the U.S. Mint also produces a 50-cent coin? The 50-cent coin, or half dollar, ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years as symbols of frugality and the price ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the 1-cent coin that could once buy a snack or a piece of candy had become ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That grimy, circular piece of copper and zinc known as the penny is no longer being produced, but the tiny coin is still getting ...

America's smallest coins just brought in some big bucks. Pennies from the final minted set of the coin sold for over $16.76 million at auction Thursday, according to Stack’s Bowers Galleries in ...

The fascinating world of coin collecting includes a wide array of valuable and rare pieces, with numerous factors contributing to a coin’s worth. Among the vast array of US coins ever produced, ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years but became nearly worthless. When it ...