Gov. Bob Ferguson finalized a new law so cash transactions still make cents after the federal government stopped minting new ...

Although penny production has concluded, the 1-cent coin will "retain its value indefinitely" On Nov. 12, the U.S. Mint concluded production of the penny The decision comes nearly nine months after ...

For the last 232 years, a small circular piece of copper and zinc known as the penny has been the smallest denomination of currency in the United States. Originally introduced in 1793, the last one ...

The U.S. Treasury has ended production of the one-cent coin because the cost to manufacture the penny has risen significantly ...

That grimy, circular piece of copper and zinc known as the penny is no longer being produced, but the tiny coin is still getting the last laugh. Less than a month after the last one was minted on Nov.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s time to give you my two cents about a recent change in our country’s legal tender. It’s not like anyone asked, “A penny for ...

The reasons cited for the decision earlier this year to stop minting pennies after 232 years were both financial and practical. Decades of rising prices had shrunk the purchasing power of the cent to ...

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...

Nov. 12, to be exact: that was the date when the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia pressed its final 1-cent coin, bringing an end to a special specie tradition that spanned nearly 250 years. The end of the ...

The average New Yorker likely won't bother to pick one up if found lying in the street and many are proud to tell a cashier to "keep the change" on a $2.99 tab. In fact, the often difficult to discard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That grimy, circular piece of copper and zinc known as the penny is no longer being produced, but the tiny coin is still getting ...