Here's what you need to know about the penny shortage and the Federal Reserve's choice to assist in the shortage.
It has cost more to produce the penny than it's worth for nearly two decades, but Americans are still split on the one-cent coin.
The penny has died. At the age of 232, the iconic coin’s final batch was minted in Philadelphia on Wednesday. But while the copper-plated-zinc currency is dead, it is not yet gone: the estimated 250 ...
The penny officially died on November 12, 2025. Discover why your pre-1982 coins are worth 3x their face value and which rare "error" pennies could be worth a $100,000 jackpot.