Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last US penny was minted on November 12 and will be auctioned off.Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images The US minted its last penny on ...

The United States has finally shut off the presses for the one-cent coin, ending more than a century of minting pennies and forcing Americans to rethink the smallest unit of their cash economy. With ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From here on out, a penny saved is more than just a penny earned; it's also a relic of history. The final penny was minted on ...

Picture this: you're sorting through your pocket change when you spot a 1943 penny. Your pulse quickens. You've heard the ...

The 1-cent coin has gone the way of the VHS player. The United States produced its last penny on Nov. 12 after nearly 240 years in circulation as the cost to produce the coin outpaced its value. At ...

Since 1793, the United States Penny has been an essential part of our currency system, and production has now officially stopped on the coin after 232 years. It is truly the end of an era for the coin ...

Although penny production has concluded, the 1-cent coin will "retain its value indefinitely" Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

The last US penny was minted on November 12 and will be auctioned off.Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images The US penny is officially dead. First produced in 1793 during the early days of the US Mint, the ...

The US minted its last penny on November 12, ending a 232-year tradition. The Treasury said it was ending penny production due to high costs and limited practical use. Rare penny editions, like the ...