The penny, which costs more to make than it's worth, will be going away. That's a shocking reversal of government policy.

It’s time to rummage through your old change jar – you just might have millions of dollars stashed away in your cabinets. The penny was one of the first coins made by the U.S. Mint after its ...

That fantasy became reality for the family of Don Lutes Jr. of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, who received an ultra-rare 1943 Lincoln penny as change ... materials such as shell casings and telephone ...