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McCook Gazette3d
Be on the lookout for errors
In the coin collecting world, many people look for errors. They can be quite hard to find, especially the most famous ones. I have only found two error coins in the three years I have collected coins, ...
The Baltimore Banner3d
America is about to toss the penny. Dedicated coin collectors will never doubt its value.
Meet Fred and Ken, some of the Baltimore area’s most dedicated penny collectors. They see value in the coin, even though the ...
Forbes25d
Don’t You Dare Eliminate The Penny, Redux
In 2013, I wrote a Forbes column that became one of my most-read and most-cited, “Don’t You Dare Eliminate the Penny.” In it I considered the views of elite opinionators who wanted the ...
Detroit News27d
See a penny, pick it up? In the future, probably not as often — and, some say, that matters
More: Stop making cents: U.S. Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny OK, maybe those are some minor, small-stakes, dare we say penny-ante concerns in the wake of the U.S. Treasury ...
KARE 1128d
US Mint has made its final order of penny blanks, will stop producing the coin when those run out
Two bipartisan bills to kill the penny permanently were introduced this year. Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced the Make Sense Not Cents Act this month. In April ...
Boston.com28d
See a penny, pick it up? In the future, probably not as often — and, some say, that matters
OK, maybe those are some minor, small-stakes, dare we say penny-ante concerns in the wake of the U.S. Treasury confirming Thursday that it will stop making shiny new penny coins after the current ...
Tribune-Star28d
The penny costs nearly 4 cents to make. Here's how much the U.S. spends on minting its other coins
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.
The Hill28d
US is ending penny production: How will you be impacted?
Grab your coin purse: The U.S. may be on the verge of ditching its penny. The U.S. Treasury is reportedly gearing up to stop putting new one-cent coins into circulation by early next year, The ...
Wall Street Journal29d
An Ode to the Penny, Departing After 233 Years of Service
A penny saved was a penny earned. A penny bought your thoughts. A penny was pretty. A penny was pinched. A penny might even be hiding in your loafer. There won’t be as much of that anymore.
The Denver Post29d
Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
Two bipartisan bills to kill the penny permanently were introduced this year. Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced the Make Sense Not Cents Act this month. In April ...
nerdist1mon
Penny’s Eevee Backpack Is Finally a POKÉMON Accessory YOU Can Buy (Exclusive)
She is following a STEM track at her academy. And Penny is rocking some serious style. (One day, we’d like a replica of her stockings, please and thank you.) Key to her fan-favorite look is her ...
CBS News1mon
The penny may not survive long — but collectors fight to keep it alive
The humble penny, once a pocket staple, has long since lost its shine in American commerce, but it retains devoted fans who see value beyond its monetary worth. In North Carolina's Copper Penny ...