The last pennies to be made by the U.S. Mint were auctioned Dec. 11 and the coins brought in a whopping $16.8 million.

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

Auction bidders spent top dollar for some of the final pennies to be circulated in the U.S. before the government ended the ...

Wheat pennies are a classic example of small change that can secretly be worth a fortune, and a handful of dates and ...

Wheat is one of the most important resources in human civilization originally cultivated more than 10,000 years ago, and in the video game Palworld, it's fairly important for baking up some delicious ...

Wheat pennies may be rare, but certain coins are more valuable than others. Discover which pennies are worth the most and ...

Most people walk past pennies lying on the sidewalk without a second thought. These tiny copper coins clinking around in our ...

Philadelphia — A wheel cranks on the machine at the Independence Visitor Center, slowing with every turn until: CLINK! A reward drops out the bottom waiting to be collected. It’s a familiar, elongated ...

The U.S. Treasury Department has stopped producing the penny after more than 230 years. It now costs 3.69 cents to produce a single penny, which is significantly more than its face value. Pennies will ...

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 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 ...

The 1944 Wheat Penny marks America's return to copper coinage after the wartime steel pennies of 1943. With over 2.1 billion minted across three facilities, several ...