Perched atop a penny farthing while playing classical guitar, Simon Weir is something of a local celebrity in Canberra — and now he's preparing to compete at the National Penny Farthing Championships.

New England numismatists have conflicting feelings about the potential end to a coin that has survived more than 200 years of ...

When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...

When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...

President Trump called the minting of the coin a waste of money, reviving a longstanding debate about getting rid of the ...

There's no evidence the Mint ever claimed to have stopped penny production in April 2023. Its own data shows billions have been minted since then.

Congress, the Supreme Court, the central bank, the President's House — all national institutions that graced Philadelphia when it was the nation's capital in the 1790s — left long ago for Washington, ...

The money-transfer company's move came after the U.S. State Department last week renewed sanctions against the island nation.

President Donald Trump promised to penny-pinch the federal budget if reelected. Turns out he meant that literally.

President Trump isn't the first politician to call for the end of the penny — but getting rid of it may not be easy. The value of the 1-cent coin has been debated for decades.

Can he do that? It’s not clear. But President Trump is right when he says that pennies “literally cost us more than 2 cents.” ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been ordered to cease production of the one-cent coin known as the penny, President ...