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

During World War II, the U.S. Mint switched to zinc-coated steel pennies to conserve copper for military use. However, a small number of 1943 pennies were mistakenly struck in copper ...

Bottom line: All 1944 pennies were supposed to be created from copper or bronze instead of steel for this one year during ...

“During World War II, pennies were made of steel to save copper for the war effort. However, a few were mistakenly made of bronze, and these are extremely rare and valuable. Made of 95% copper ...

Re “So long, penny! Trump orders U.S. to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints” (Feb. 10): Consider this solution to the penny problem. In 1943, copper became so dear that to ...

During World War II, pennies were made of steel to save copper for the war effort. However, a few were mistakenly made of bronze, and these are extremely rare and valuable. Made of 95% copper and ...