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Abe Lincoln and the Penny
The penny, which costs more to make than it's worth, will be going away. That's a shocking reversal of government policy.
Online chatter has lots of folks looking at their caches of coins in search of Lincoln wheat pennies they unrealistically hope are priceless.
After more than 200 years, the U.S. bids adieu to the penny, citing high production costs and shifting economic practices.
Phyllis Resnick, Colorado Futures Center's lead economist, told Newsweek that the loss of the penny will become the "most burdensome on low-income households," pointing to their purchases of ...
The most valuable pennies include the 1943-D Lincoln wheat penny, valued at $2.3 million; the 1944-S steel wheat penny, worth $1.1 million; the 1793 strawberry leaf cent, worth $862,500 ...
It's the second time in the last four years Lincoln voters have approved a small increase in the city sales tax. In 2015, voters approved a three-year, quarter-cent sales tax that ended in ...
In North Carolina's Copper Penny Grille, owner Shelly Gref has transformed thousands of pennies into bar tops and artwork, giving Lincoln's likeness new purpose. "It grew into a little bit of an ...
The Department of the Treasury is exploring ways to reduce the cost of producing nickels, which cost a pretty penny, ahead of the possible elimination of the iconic Lincoln-faced 1-cent coin.
The move is largely economic. Despite its negligible purchasing power, the penny has been surprisingly expensive to maintain.
Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster have jetted off to Copenhagen and on Wednesday the couple were pictured looking ever so loved up as they posed for a candid snap. Taking to her Instagram account ...