Dump those coin jars out on the table and see what you've got, as production of the penny is ending in the U.S. and you may have some of value.

That represents nearly two-thirds of the 50 cent piece's buying power. And its price has increased by more than 30% since the 2023 fiscal year, when the coin's production cost was just under 26 cents.

Faith Salie offers her two cents on the end of the penny What is worthless, but priceless? Overlooked, but treasured? Ubiquitous, but ephemeral?

Treasury to phase out penny after Trump says coin no longer makes 'cents' The cost of making a penny has risen to more than twice the coin's face value.

After President Donald Trump ordered the Treasury Department to wind down the production of pennies, Congress introduced a bipartisan bill to discontinue the one-cent coin. Dubbed the Common Cents ...

The Treasury Department said it will stop production of the penny, marking the beginning of the end for the one-cent coin, which has cost taxpayers millions.

Cost of the half-dollar The half-dollar coin costs nearly 34 cents ($0.3397) to make and distribute. That represents nearly two-thirds of the 50 cent piece's buying power.

Cost of the half-dollar The half-dollar coin costs nearly 34 cents ($0.3397) to make and distribute. That represents nearly two-thirds of the 50 cent piece's buying power.

Cost of the half-dollar The half-dollar coin costs nearly 34 cents ($0.3397) to make and distribute. That represents nearly two-thirds of the 50 cent piece’s buying power.

The impending “death” of the U.S. penny has spotlighted the coin’s own price tag — nearly 4 cents to make and distribute each, or quadruple its value ...