“You can go to your own bank or credit union and not pay any fee,” said Kimberly Palmer, personal finance expert at NerdWallet. Both NerdWallet and Bankrate offer tip sheets on exchanging coins for ...

The time of the penny is coming to a close. The U.S. Treasury Department placed its last order of blanks, flat metal discs ...

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 ...

Nickels are typically thought of as common pocket change, but some rare and historic pieces have sold for thousands—or even ...

Centuries-old coins, believed to be part of a $17 billion treasure trove on the shipwreck of the Spanish galleon ship San ...

To state the obvious, coins are worth money. The average jar yields $58 in buying power. Most of us don’t realize how much our coins are worth. Thus, a trip to a coin-exchange kiosk or a bank ...

one coin jar at a time. The average jar yields $58 in buying power. Most of us don’t realize how much our coins are worth. Thus, a trip to a coin-exchange kiosk (or a bank, or credit union ...

When you reach retirement age — as most baby boomers have — it’s tempting to start cashing in your investments and putting the money into savings accounts or other risk-free assets. That’s not always ...

In my childhood education, coins were used by our teachers to teach us fractions. My assumption is that this component of basic education no longer exists in elementary classrooms. Oy vey!

Bush, told CNN. The US won't be the first country to do away with its smallest coin. Australia eliminated its 1-cent and 2-cent coins in 1992, and Canada got rid of its pennies in 2013.

Some people toss coins out rather than save or spend them. What do these changes mean for the average consumer? Here's what we know so far about the end of the penny. "The United States Mint will ...