Most pennies today have little value, but those from the early American colonies can sell for thousands of dollars. In 2010, ...

You don't need to be a coin collector to have piggy banks stashed around your house filled with quarters, dimes, nickels or ...

A 1909-s VDB Lincoln wheat penny. These came from the San Francisco mint and bear designer Victor D. Brenner’s initials. They are considered rare. A particular 1943 or 1944 wheat penny.

Indian Head Elementary School earned the Purple Star School designation from the Maryland State Department of Education, making it the first school in Charles County to receive the honor.

This so-called “mule error” coin, produced at the Denver Mint, has sold for over $100,000 at auction. While it looks like an ordinary penny on one side, flipping it over reveals a design never ...

Indian Head Penny: These were minted only from 1859 to 1909, and some years are more valuable than others. They’re typically worth $1 to $200, but very rare varieties in good condition can fetch ...

1943 Copper Penny: Almost all 1943 pennies were made of zinc-coated steel, but a few copper versions were mistakenly minted. These pennies are scarce and can be worth up to $85,000. 1955 Doubled ...

An uncirculated 1877 Indian Head Penny could get you up to $3,000. Large cent coins, created from 1793 to 1857, have the potential to fetch, well, a pretty penny.

An uncirculated 1877 Indian Head Penny could get you up to $3,000. Large cent coins, created from 1793 to 1857, have the potential to fetch, well, a pretty penny. An uncirculated 1799 Draped Bust ...

Over the past 10 years, the total production cost of the penny rose from 1.3 cents to 3.69 cents per penny, with the mint reporting a loss of $85.3 million on the nearly 3.6 billion pennies it ...

Once a Mint facility gets the blanks, it doesn't take long to turn them into coins. According to its "Coin Production" page, one circulating coin press strikes 750 coins per minute.

The current penny features Abraham Lincoln on its “head” side. It was placed there in 1909, on his 100th birthday. Victor David Brenner, a Lithuanian sculptor and engraver who came to the U.S ...