News

The US might be saying goodbye to the beloved Penny... what benefits could the change bring for coin collectors?
President Donald Trump announced Sunday he’s ordered his administration to cease production of the 1-cent coin, whose buying power is long past its prime. Advocates for ditching the penny cite ...
Two boys at a KZN school discovered a 1c coin, from the year South Africa first introduced the rand, buried in a playground.
With $100 bills often declined and digital payments on the rise, some are asking whether it’s time for higher-denomination ...
Re “So long, penny! Trump orders U.S. to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints” (Feb. 10): Consider this solution to the penny problem. In 1943, copper became so dear that to ...
Currently, in Ireland, the Euro coin series comprises of eight different denominations: €2, €1, 50c, 20c, 10c, 5c, 2c and 1c ...
What good is a 1-cent coin that takes (according to the US Mint’s most recent annual report) 3.69 cents to produce? But that line of reasoning makes sense only if the value of a penny is ...
Highbury learners uncovered a real piece of history during break time – an original 1c coin from 1961 found by the jungle gym ...
The notes were phased out in part because of their association with criminality. The large denomination made it much easier for people to smuggle large amounts of cash across the EU, whereas nowadays, ...