Are your old pennies worth millions? Experts say you shouldn't bank on it. However, some wheat pennies could be worth ...

"The penny is the first monetary item that most American children touch and they quickly identify with who Abraham Lincoln ...

The penny will become the 12th U.S. currency denomination to be retired, joining the half-cent coin, the 2-cent coin, the 20-cent piece and the "trime" – a silver three-cent piece issued from ...

According to a 2024 US Mint report, the 5-cent coin also costs more to produce than its face value, with each nickel costing nearly 15 cents to make. Dimes, quarters, ...

The nearly 4 cent price tag is up 20.2% from the Mint's 2023 report, when a penny cost just over 3 cents. Cost of the nickel Each nickel costs nearly 14 cents ($0.1378) to make and distribute.

Pennies are the most popular coin made by the U.S. Mint, which reported making 3.2 billion of them last year. That’s more than half of all the new coins it made last year.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — President Donald Trump said he wants the U.S. to stop minting new pennies, citing high costs. Right now it costs nearly four cents to make one penny. The U.S. Mint said it ...

The nearly 4 cent price tag is up 20.2% from the Mint's 2023 report, when a penny cost just over 3 cents. Cost of the nickel Each nickel costs nearly 14 cents ($0.1378) to make and distribute.

But older pennies are worth their weight in copper. Pennies made before 1982 are worth about 3 cents a piece. Although you can sell them to a coin shop, you can’t melt them down.

Farewell to the Penny: US Treasury Ends Production of One Cent Coin. After more than 200 years, the U.S. bids adieu to the penny, citing high production costs and shifting economic practices.