Though many aren’t worth more than their face value, older half dollars often hold value due to the silver in their composition Of course, the value of any coin is subject to its rarity, condition and ...

The U.S. Mint reports it costs 3.69 cents to mint each penny, which has been a chief argument of the anti-penny crowd, ...

The half-cent coin, meanwhile, was discontinued by Congress ... Ending production of a 1-cent coin wouldn't be unique to the United States. Canada stopped minting its penny in 2012, a move ...

Only Congress has the power to do that, but what would happen if the United States got rid of the one-cent coin? The U.S. Mint ... The U.S. got rid of the half-cent back in 1857.

However, some of the most valuable 50-cent pieces sell to coin collectors for thousands or even millions of dollars. The 1797 draped bust half dollar coin was the final draped bust design on the ...