The last newly circulating pennies are set to be auctioned off next month. The U.S. Mint announced the auction, to be handled by Stack’s Bowers Galleries, in a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The ...

Another possible repercussion of the penny's passing? Some colorful colloquialisms making use of the word "penny" might not make any cents – I mean sense – in the near future. These days, phrases and ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struck the final five pennies on Wednesday — each bearing a rare omega mark — ending U.S. penny production and creating collectors' items that could fetch millions at ...

The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it has stopped producing pennies, ending more than 230 years of minting the 1-cent coin. The penny will remain legal tender and will still be accepted at ...