The US Mint has placed its final order of penny blanks and will stop producing the coin when those run out by early next year — marking the beginning of the end for one of the oldest continually ...

Nickels cost the U.S. government 13.78 cents to make, USA TODAY previously reported. With the penny coin going bye-bye, here's what you need to know about the ones you have left.

Republican lawmakers in Congress are forging ahead with President Donald Trump’s plan to end the production of pennies.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says making cents doesn't make sense anymore. The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out ...

The federal government made its final order of penny blanks this month − the first step to end the production of the 1-cent coin, a spokesperson for the Treasury Department confirmed to USA TODAY.

The average jar yields $58 in buying power. Most of us don’t realize how much our coins are worth. Thus, a trip to a coin-exchange kiosk (or a bank, or credit union) can yield a pleasant surprise.

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