A single penny struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1955 remains one of the most sought-after error coins in American ...

For millions of collectors and investors, some coins just make sense to hold on to. The Lincoln wheat penny is one of them. While it might not be the world’s most collected coin, it’s still one of the ...

Find a penny, pick it up, 40 years later, you may have good luck. A coin connoisseur has made a convincing case for never giving away your change by revealing a 1983 Lincoln penny could be worth ...

The Lincoln Penny was the first penny to feature a real person, and honored President Abraham Lincoln's 100th birthday when ...

Pennies shine in a bin at the U.S. Mint in Denver. Because of a surge in the price of zinc and copper, it now costs the U.S. Mint over 2 cents to produce a penny. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) “On ...

You could soon be making a pretty penny. A coin collector is urging Americans to check their change drawers to see if they’re in possession of a 1992 Lincoln penny worth a whopping $26,000. The expert ...

The mourners had taken their seats. Many were dressed in black. Others wore veils and large hoop skirts, reminiscent of Victorian-era fashion. When the clock struck 1:01 p.m. (a time, organizers said, ...

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 ...

The U.S. Mint is changing the design of the penny for the first time in 50 years. In honor of Honest Abe's 200th birthday, there will be four new images on the back of the coin, depicting four ...