The current penny features Abraham Lincoln on its “head” side. It was placed there in 1909, on his 100th birthday. Victor David Brenner, a Lithuanian sculptor and engraver who came to the U.S ...

The penny is not the first coin to go to the great piggy bank in the sky. Among the discontinued is the half-cent coin, which ended production in 1857, and the two- and three-cent coins were ...

A heads and tails was printed on the same side of the penny. He explained to us how it happened. “They strike the coin, and you’re supposed to get to the coin out of the collar,” Robbins said.

The penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost US taxpayers over $179 million in FY2023. The Mint produced over 4.5 billion pennies in FY2023, around 40% of the 11.4 billion coins for circulation ...

What to know as Trump’s tax bill heads to the House. 4. Paige Winfield Cunningham. and ... As digital transactions become the norm, is it time to say goodbye to not just the penny?

A 2024 report from the U.S. Mint said it costs about 3.69 cents to make a penny. It said the cost to make pennies and nickels have been more than face value for the past 19 years.

A 2024 report from the U.S. Mint said it costs about 3.69 cents to make a penny. It said the cost to make pennies and nickels have been more than face value for the past 19 years.