President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting the penny, reviving the debate over the future of ...

The Lincoln Wheat Penny has been valued at an astonishing price, with some of the rarest versions of the coin rumored to be ...

It’s been debated for decades - now President Trump has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies. A historian says the move won’t diminish the legacy of Illinois’ favorite son, Abraham ...

The U.S. Mint produces more than 13 billion pennies each year, although the official name is the “cent” not penny.

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

Greatness often comes quietly and obscurely. Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, was born on Sunday morning Feb. 12, ...

Ending production of the penny makes sense, a consensus of area coin collectors and business owners told TribLive after a ...

The penny’s fate remains uncertain. No executive order has been published regarding the president’s penny directive, and the ...

Trump says he'll order the Treasury Department to halt penny production to save money. Costly nickels, however, could cancel out savings.

President Trump claims he has instructed the U.S. Treasury Department to stop producing pennies, calling the 1-cent coin ...

The U.S. Mint said in fiscal 2024, it took about 3.69 cents to produce and distribute one penny, a 20.2% increase from 2023.

The likeness of Abraham Lincoln is seen on a U.S. one-cent coin, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Havertown, Pa. The likeness of Abraham Lincoln is seen on a U.S. one-cent coin, Tuesday, March 5 ...