While most current coins have been in circulation for decades, there have been a number of unique denominations produced in the U.S. over the years. These in particular are the most unique coin values ...

The $2 coin may not be the most commonly used denomination in the United States, but it has produced some of the most ...

The US minted its last penny on Wednesday. See some of the designs that defined the coin during its 232-year-long history.

The Philadelphia Mint has officially pressed its final batch of pennies, marking the end of an era in U.S. coin production.

Abraham Lincoln was three years away from being elected president when the half-cent coin was discontinued as an official ...

Philadelphia, where the penny was born, also marks the end of its 232-year journey, except for the millions of coins tucked away in jars nationwide.

The final penny was minted on Wednesday at the Philadelphia Mint after over 230 years in circulation as a useful coin flip device, a vehicle to cast wishes into lucky ponds and the smallest form of ...

This tiny disc of zinc with just a smidge of copper has played an outsized role in our national (and international) discourse ...

The last Lincoln penny was recently struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Its removal from circulation marks just one of many changes that American currency has undergone since 1792, when the ...

But the factors that prompted the government to stop making pennies are even truer for the nickel. Pennies cost nearly 5 cents to make – 4 cents more than they’re worth. The nickel’s net loss is ...

Would a proposed coin featuring the president on both sides commemorate America’s founding, or undercut its founding principles? Flouting convention, the Trump coin would be the second U.S. coin ever ...