They're the mainstays of change jars and car cup holders across the country, but soon the penny could be no more.

"As an avid collector of coins, the coin collecting community is excited as the discontinuation of the penny is a historic event and it brings a renewed interest in rare and valuable editions ...

He knows that our neighbors to the north ditched one-cent coins more than a decade ago with little fuss. And yet, Papertsian, the owner of Bay State Coin Co. in downtown Boston, cannot get behind ...

Canada stopped making one-cent coins in 2012. Australia stopped making both one- and two-cent coins in 1992. South Africa stopped minting and distributing one-cent and two-cent coins in March 2002 ...

When President Donald Trump announced his intention to eliminate the penny Sunday, he cited the rising cost of producing the coin. Data from the U.S. Treasury shows it’s not the only coin that c ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The lowly penny, the forgotten mainstay of coin jars and car cupholders everywhere, may soon be no more. President Donald Trump announced Sunday he’s ordered his ...

President Donald Trump doesn’t ever need a penny to offer his thoughts, and on Sunday during the Super Bowl, he shared his on the penny. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies ...

As cashless payments continue to make up a greater share of transactions, the need for the 1-cent coin has diminished. The White House sees the move as a cost-cutting strategy, as the coin is more ...

President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to stop making the coins. On Sunday, he posted on Truth Social that he's instructed the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury to stop minting the ...

The average cost to make one penny rose to 3.69 cents in the last fiscal year, marking the 19th consecutive year the coin has “remained above face value,” per the latest U.S. Mint report.