The last penny is about to drop. The U.S. Mint is poised to strike the final 1-cent coin on Wednesday, six months after the ...
STONEWOOD – Penny for your thoughts? Don’t get John Hines started. “Yeah, it’s a little silly, I think,” the Stonewood, ...
The United States has halted production of the 1-cent coin, marking the end of a 232-year history since its introduction in ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Abraham Lincoln got a present Thursday for his 200th birthday — or, technically, 319 million presents. The U.S. Mint released a redesigned penny to mark the bicentennial of ...
What do you get someone for their 200th birthday? If you're Abraham Lincoln, how about a brand new penny? His birthday was actually in February, but the U.S. Mint unveiled a new coin with the former ...
The penny has officially run out of luck. After 238 years in circulation, the final one-cent coin will be pressed at the US ...
It was Theodore Roosevelt — a lifelong admirer of Abraham Lincoln — who ordered the U.S. Mint to introduce copper pennies bearing Lincoln’s likeness in time for his centennial in 1909. It marked the ...