With the U.S. Mint losing millions annually on penny production and cash transactions declining, the decision to eliminate the one-cent coin raises questions about economic impact, job losses, and ...

"Doing something that is good for your mental well-being is very important," coin collector Rowan Chetner told The Boston ...

You might be carrying a hidden fortune in your pocket without even realizing it. Some coins that appear to be ordinary spare ...

Those pennies were made to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's centennial birthday. The coins are a type of "wheat penny," named for the back of ... "It's led to a lot more value in all kinds of gold and ...

These include the Lincoln Wheat Penny (especially the 1909-S VDB); the Mercury Dime (especially 1916-D); and the Washington Quarter (especially 1932-D and 1932-S), among others.

That gave the coin its nickname, "wheat pennies" or "wheat cents." In 1943, the Lincoln cents were produced with steel due to wartime shortages of copper and tin, which were used in production.

Auction record: $115,000 The 1944-D Lincoln penny is also referred to as steel pennies or silver pennies. In 1944, pennies were supposed to transition from steel back to copper.

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.

A rare Lincoln wheat penny from 1943 made of copper could be worth up to $99 million, and experts believe several of these valuable coins might still be in circulation today. Coin ...

Those pennies were made to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's centennial birthday. The coins are a type of "wheat penny," named for the back of the coin having stalks of wheat encircling the "One Cent ...

Just as there has been misleading hype about the value of some Lincoln wheat pennies, there may be misinformation about the increased value of 2025 pennies. That's nonsense, Feigenbaum said.