Pennies have been discontinued — should you toss them or cash in? Here’s what to do nextEven though the U.S. Mint has stopped producing new pennies, experts state that Americans should not rush to dispose of the coins they alre...
22 Dec, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
Goodbye to the penny: Final $16.7M U.S. penny auction marks the end of an American coin eraThe last U.S. penny auction signals the historic end of America’s smallest coin following more than two centuries of circulation. Special c...
17 Dec, 2025, 06.33 PM IST
No more pennies: US mint presses its last penny after 232 years; can you still use it, and here’s how much it costs to make a penny, nickel, and dimeUS penny: The US Mint has ended penny production after more than two centuries. The decision follows a directive to stop minting coins that...
13 Nov, 2025, 07.22 AM IST
US penny shortage impacts retailers as Mint stops production: businesses round down cash transactionsUS businesses face penny shortages after the Trump administration ended one-cent coin production in May, 2025. Retailers round cash sales t...
01 Nov, 2025, 09.26 AM IST
America's penny crisis: How Trump's cost-cutting plan has sparked nationwide cash crunch and is hurting banks and retailersThe US is experiencing a severe penny shortage after President Trump's decision to halt production, leading businesses to round cash sales....
01 Nov, 2025, 08.57 AM IST
Pennies become history in U.S. as Treasury Department places final order, expected to run out by 2026The US Treasury Department will cease penny production after its final penny blank order runs out in early 2026. This decision comes as the...
24 May, 2025, 12.51 AM IST
US penny costs 4 cents to make. But for some souvenir sellers, it's a livingPresident Donald Trump has ordered the treasury department to stop producing pennies, aiming to address the high cost of minting the coins....
08 Mar, 2025, 12.09 AM IST
A $33 trillion economy, now it's penniless!Donald Trump has called for the discontinuation of the U.S. penny due to its high production cost outweighing its face value. This decision...
23 Feb, 2025, 09.35 AM IST
Will the American penny become history? Donald Trump instructs the Treasury Department to stop producing it, says, 'This is so wasteful!'US President Donald Trump has directed the Department of the Treasury to halt the production of pennies, citing the cost being over three c...
10 Feb, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
America to go 'penniless' as Trump orders to stop the production of 'high-cost' currency coinsPresident Donald Trump has instructed the U.S. Treasury to stop producing pennies, citing wasteful costs. The decision, prompted by Elon Mu...
10 Feb, 2025, 11.12 AM IST
Donald Trump says he directed Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing costPresident Donald Trump has directed the Treasury Department to cease the production of new pennies, as the cost surpasses their value. Emph...
10 Feb, 2025, 08.38 AM IST
DOGE is up and running: Here's what Elon Musk's cost-cutting department is doingElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is actively implementing strategies to reduce federal spending and enhance operation...
24 Jan, 2025, 10.27 PM IST
Hoping multibagger returns, crypto punters betting on penny coinsAs with stocks, crypto punters’ ‘penny’ coin bets carry higher chances of a crash than the promise of multibagger returns.
23 Dec, 2021, 07.43 AM IST
Rare 17th-century one shilling coin expected to fetch $300,000 at auctionThe coin made in Boston in 1652 was found in the UK inside a candy tin containing hundreds of older coins.
21 Oct, 2021, 06.30 PM IST
Man uses metal detector to find a 222-year-old copper coin near churchShane Houston was on a metal-detecting trip with a friend when he found the coin earlier this month.
26 Oct, 2020, 08.37 AM IST
First US penny fetches $1.2 million at auctionThe first US penny, dating back 223 years, has fetched a staggering sum of nearly $1.2 million at an auction in Baltimore.
29 Mar, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
US could save $150m/year if citizens accept $1 coin: GAO reportThe Federal Reserve Banks hold about $1.4 billion in $1 coins -- enough to meet the country's demand for the next 40 years.
01 Dec, 2013, 08.09 PM IST