Sometimes planchets for one coin denomination are fed into a coin-stamping press equipped with dies of another denomination. This results in a coin that has been stamped with a design intended for a ...

The last US penny was minted on November 12 and will be auctioned off.Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images The US minted its last penny on November 12, ending a 232-year tradition. The Treasury said it was ...

President Donald Trump said he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.Will Trump's order make the penny disappear?

A reverse proof die meant for special coins was mistakenly used on regular circulation pennies. You can spot it by looking at the spacing between the letters “A” and “M” in “AMERICA” on the reverse ...

The final US pennies struck this week might be worth a fortune. Coin experts estimate the last pennies minted Wednesday could sell for as much as $5 million each when they hit the auction block in ...

These days you’d be hard-pressed to find a single item available at a store for a nickel. So you can be forgiven if you toss your 5-cent coins into a jar or car cup holder along with your unwanted ...

The US minted its last penny on November 12, ending a 232-year tradition. The Treasury said it was ending penny production due to high costs and limited practical use. Rare penny editions, like the ...