Zinc and copper used to make a penny are worth almost four times the value of the coin. Bottom line: The penny is not ...

Re “So long, penny! Trump orders U.S. to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints” (Feb. 10): Consider this solution to ...

The Lincoln Wheat Penny is now valued at $121 million! Discover why this rare coin is so valuable, which errors make it ...

The combination of “copper” and “penny” might not seem like the best formula for valuable coins considering that you can find higher denominations in gold and silver. But finding the right ...

Gardeners are being urged to leave a 1p or 2p coin in their birdbaths in a bid to protect against a common problem - but only ...

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

New copper pennies vanished from circulation in 1982 — 73 years after the first Lincoln penny was minted. They were replaced ...

Which brings us back to the fact that, if you are still reading, you could probably use some extra cash. Well, go grab your change jar, and dig in your pockets, because a handful of change might ...

it’s worth taking them to a coin dealer to see how much you might get for them. This penny somehow missed the 1944 transition from steel-coated zinc to copper, and it’s worth a fortune as a ...

Pennies actually cost more than they are worth. The zinc-coated copper coin costs almost four cents to make. The U.S. Mint reported losing $85.3 million in the 2024 fiscal year that ended in ...