Final U.S. pennies sell for $16.76 million in record auction

Three-coin sets fetched more than $72,000 each on average, ending the 238-year history of the one-cent coin after President ...

Last pennies ever minted fetches $16.7 million at auction

A total of 232 sets featuring a 2025 penny and a 24-karat gold penny from the Philadelphia Mint and a 2025-D penny from the ...

Can you still pay with pennies? What to do know that they're out circulation

The U.S. Treasury Department has stopped producing pennies. U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach struck the final circulating penny ...

10 Coins From the 1950s That Are Worth Way More Than Face Value

If you have old spare change or a coin collection, check it for these 10 coins that could be worth way more than face value, ...

Last Pennies Minted in the U.S. Sell for $16.7 Million at Auction

The last pennies to be minted in the U.S. sold for over a total of $16 million in an auction on behalf of the United States ...
Frontiers

Identification and characterization of QTL for grain protein content derived from the D genome of allohexaploid wheat

Introduction: Identifying and utilizing major quantitative trait loci (QTLs) related to wheat grain protein content (GPC) is critical for the wheat quality improvement. However, the identification of ...
USA Today

With the penny going away, what should you do with the ones in your coin jar?

That’s the message from Kevin McColly, CEO of Coinstar, the company behind those coin-cashing machines you see in supermarkets. American consumers made only 16% of their payments in cash in 2023, ...
Science Daily

CRISPR wheat that makes its own fertilizer

UC Davis researchers engineered wheat that encourages soil bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen into plant-usable fertilizer. By boosting a natural compound in the plant, the wheat triggers ...
The Desert Review

The US minted its last penny. See how the coin evolved throughout its 232-year history.

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 ...
Seattle Times

Ode to the wheat penny

Goodbye, old penny. The U.S. Mint stopped minting pennies earlier this month, a significant milestone after the coins lost their economic utility in the face of inflation and cost more to make than ...
The Conversation

Who wins and who loses as the US retires the penny

Nancy Forster-Holt does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Colorado Public Radio

From the Denver Mint to the Money Museum, Coloradans say goodbye to the penny

Outside the Denver Mint earlier this week, school groups and tourists waited in the sunshine, lined up against the side of the downtown building for a chance to see where America's money is made. But ...