It's the end of an era. After 233 years, the U.S. Mint will stop making cents. A Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY that the government placed its last order of blank coins to ...

We tend to take it for granted that a coin is worth its face value and, in many respects it is. But have you ever thought ...

No more pennies from heaven? Whether you're pinching pennies or penny smart and pound foolish, the U.S. is considering a penny drop. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to stop making the coins. On ...

Coin collecting, or numismatics (a term that also includes the study of coins), has been a practice for at least 2,000 years, with Augustus — also known as Octavian — famously gifting a variety of ...

WASHINGTON -- At least one corner of the federal government has a money problem: It's sitting on too much of it. The U.S. Mint has produced $1.4 billion in surplus dollar coins that are sitting in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The impending “death” of the U.S. penny has spotlighted the coin’s own price tag — nearly 4 cents to make and distribute each, or quadruple its value. Coin production costs vary thanks ...

It's easy to dismiss meme coins. The conventional thinking has always been that you should steer clear of them. They are too risky and too speculative, and it's nearly impossible to make money with ...

Coin collecting, or numismatics (a term which also encompasses the study of coins), has been a practice for at least 2,000 years, with Augustus — also known as Octavian — famously gifting a variety of ...