During World War II, the U.S. Mint switched to zinc-coated steel pennies to conserve copper for military use.  However, a ...

Today, wheat pennies are considered the most commonly collected U.S. coins, which makes them worth at least a few cents to a dealer. Certain factors can make them worth thousands of times more than ...

Re “So long, penny! Trump orders U.S. to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints” (Feb. 10): Consider this solution to ...

I spent much of my childhood looking for the famous 1943 steel penny. This was when they were using other metals for war production, so for one year they actually made steel pennies. I never found ...

With an estimated 240 billion pennies in circulation, it’ll be a long time before we stop seeing them in the wild.

The Lincoln Wheat Penny is now valued at $121 million! Discover why this rare coin is so valuable, which errors make it ...

In 1943 as copper and nickel were needed by allies of the war, almost all circulating pennies were made from zinc-coated steel. But in one of the most valuable errors in coin history, some pennies ...

It’s not uncommon for people to have some old pennies or other change or currency, perhaps collected in childhood or hand-me-downs from a relative, squirreled away in a vintage cigar box or tucked ...

Yet more austerity came in another of America’s great wars. Pennies were briefly made of simple steel in 1943 to maintain a solid inventory of copper for the fight against Germany, Japan ...

The penny is under attack, and its chances of survival are uncertain. In February 2025, President Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting the little zinc and copper coins to save on costs.

Whether it’s blankets, pin rollers, fine china or whatever antique you can think of, it’s probably here for you…and you’ve ...