When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he'd unearthed in an English field, he knew it was something special.

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

“A penny for your thoughts” is an idiomatic expression. It used to be a thing. But then again, a penny used to be a thing.

ShareThere was a time—a time before bustling bank halls, swift mobile transfers, and POS terminals on every corner—when ...

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 ...

As part of his plan to cut alleged federal government waste, President Donald Trump has ordered the end of the penny.

He'd given up metal detecting but happened to have his machine with him. Find out how one lucky detectorist made a £650,000 find here.

The US President has told the US Treasury to no longer mint 'wasteful' one cent coins as he vowed to save American taxpayers' ...