The highest price ever seen for a bronze Lincoln 1943-S penny was sold to collector Bob R. Simpson, co-chairman of the Texas ...

The Lincoln Wheat Penny has been valued at an astonishing price, with some of the rarest versions of the coin rumored to be ...

There used to be a saying — “pennies make dimes and dimes make dollars” — that stressed the importance of saving your money (the phrase later showed up in a country song). Today, some ...

Ending production of the penny makes sense, a consensus of area coin collectors and business owners told TribLive after a ...

Coins become valuable for several reasons, ranging from their historical value to their metal content. In nearly all cases, ...

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting the penny, reviving the debate over the future of ...

The Liberty image stayed on the coin until 1857 when ... The penny’s design showed an image of Lincoln – the same one used today – but, from 1905-1958, the reverse side showed two sheaves ...

The U.S. Mint said in fiscal 2024, it took about 3.69 cents to produce and distribute one penny, a 20.2% increase from 2023.

An example is the 1943 copper Lincoln penny ... occur when the metal on a coin gets struck multiple times by the die or design stamp on either the front (obverse), reverse, or both sides.