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From this year on, finding a lucky penny on the street will get much, much harder. After 233 years of rattling in pockets and ...
Did you ever sift through a jar of old change, wondering if any of those forgotten coins hold hidden value? If you have coins ...
That humble penny often seems insignificant, barely worth the effort to pick up. But scattered among the billions of ...
Collectors hunting for valuable coins don't have to reach back a century or more to find them -- they can pop back a few ...
President Donald Trump has ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies because their production cost exceeds their value.
Here’s another double-die obverse Lincoln cent from the early 1970s that has gained favor with collectors. The phrases “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST” on the coin’s front are “notable examples” of the ...
The penny, long the most neglected coin in our change jars and couch cushions, is about to clock out for good. The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently confirmed it ...
Bitcoin might be the world’s most prized coin as of 2025 — but good luck flipping it, holding it, or tossing it into a fountain for luck. That’s because, unlike traditional currency, Bitcoin generally ...
Over time, merchants might refuse accepting them. But before you get rid of that pennies jar, make sure don't posses a rare, ...
The government loses nearly three cents on every penny it mints. On a nickel, it loses nearly nine cents. More nickels would mean steeper losses. America could kill both the penny and the nickel, the ...
“You can go to your own bank or credit union and not pay any fee,” said Kimberly Palmer, personal finance expert at ...
After identifying a penny that might be rare, verify your finding by consulting with a coin specialist, or numismatists. Or by checking with any of the rare coin identifying apps. Here are a few ...