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Retire The Penny – What Do You Think About It?

Bruce Mikells — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:02:30 +0000

Is the penny about to go away? How much money could you make by melting your pennies down? Better read this before you fire up the furnace or you could be in a lot of trouble.

Rare 1792 Penny Sells for Staggering $1.15 Million at Auction

Shauna Wright — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:16:33 +0000

Canada recently announced it would be phasing out its version of the penny, and since producing a US penny actually costs more than one is worth, some have called for similar action stateside. But one particular penny has far exceeded its face value, selling for over $1 million at auction.

Pennies, Nickels and Dimes, Oh My! Coins on the Rise in the US — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:41:18 +0000

Officials at the US Mint have spotted a sign they say is indicative of an improving economy — coin shipments are increasing. US Mint Deputy Director Richard Peterson said that when the economy crashed, “People went into their piggy banks and their coin jars and spent those coins. [They] flowed back into the banks and [...]