After more than 200 years, the U.S. bids adieu to the penny, citing high production costs and shifting economic practices.

Despite childhood nostalgia associated with the coin, Rok, 70, said he agreed with Trump’s assessment that the penny simply costs too much. Many others agreed with him. USA TODAY spoke with ...

While there will still be over a billion already existing pennies in circulation, no new cents will join their ranks for the first time in more than two centuries.

It costs more than 3 cents to make a 1-cent coin, and now the United States Treasury is finally doing something about it.

I never found one, sadly. But I have a slight nostalgia for that activity. Molly: I have a less intense version of attachment to the penny, similar to what I have for good old-fashioned books ...

“You can go to your own bank or credit union and not pay any fee,” said Kimberly Palmer, personal finance expert at NerdWallet. Both NerdWallet and Bankrate offer tip sheets on exchanging coins for ...

The U.S. government is no longer going to mint pennies, and soon cash retail transactions will be rounded to the nearest ...

On the Facebook group of Pressed Penny Collectors, whose members seek out machines that flatten the coins into oval-shaped souvenirs, nostalgia has been negligible. “They’re going to stop ...

A TREASURE trove of nostalgia will be available for public auction next month. The South Western Vehicle Auctions (SWVA) is ...

The development of this new tradition was also facilitated by Parliament’s introduction of the Penny Post in 1840 ...