The final penny was struck by the federal government in mid-November, and shortages already had broken out nationwide before the last one left the U.S. Mint. It’s another chapter in the story of the ...

While credit cards and inflation have rendered coins useless for day-to-day transactions, some coins have a different purpose in the modern day: They are collector's items. This is true for the 2-cent ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Paula Ebben co-anchors WBZ-TV News at 5:30 p.m. Ebben is also an anchor for CBS News Boston and reports across all newscasts including WBZ-TV News' "Eye on Education" ...

These days you’d be hard-pressed to find a single item available at a store for a nickel. So you can be forgiven if you toss your 5-cent coins into a jar or car cup holder along with your unwanted ...

It's a well-known psychological trick to make you think an item is cheaper -- the ending of a price with the number nine. In reality, buying things with nine cents at the end will leave one with ...

The Penny Costs Nearly 4 Cents to Make. Here's How Much the US 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 — ...

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...

President Donald Trump promised to penny-pinch the federal budget if reelected. Turns out he meant that literally: On Sunday, Trump says he instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cease ...

Someone just paid a pretty penny for two rare 1-cent coins. And by a pretty penny, we mean a grand total of nearly $870,000. A 1792 silver center cent sold for $352,500 at a Heritage auction in ...

Australians rifling through their spare change have been urged to "keep their eyes out" for a 10 cent coin that can be worth a decent amount of money. Coins can fetch ...