Online chatter has lots of folks looking at their caches of coins hoping to find Lincoln wheat pennies that they unrealistically hope are priceless.

The most valuable pennies, which are rare but possibly still in circulation, are 1943 copper Lincoln wheat pennies, a few of which were produced accidentally as the U.S. mints were supposed to use ...

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.

During World War II, pennies were made of steel to save copper for the war effort. However, a few were mistakenly made of bronze, and these are extremely rare and valuable. Made of 95% copper and ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) — Yet another piece of legislation targeting the penny has been introduced in Congress, offering insight into the renewed fight to ditch our one-cent coin. If you’re a ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) — Yet another piece of legislation targeting the penny has been introduced in Congress, offering insight into the renewed fight to ditch our one-cent coin. If you’re a penny ...

The Jackson Police Department arrested a man accused of stealing copper.Clinton Pierre Jr., 43, is charged with malicious mischief and possession of burglary tools. Police said surveillance video ...