The U.S. Mint and Treasury Department have confirmed that the penny is on its last legs as the former recently made its final order of penny blanks, write Fatima Hussein and Alan Suderman for 6abc via ...

More than 200 years ago, the penny could buy you a candle, some candy, or even a biscuit. Today, the humble one-cent coin has mostly been relegated to the bottoms of drawers and handbags. Maybe you're ...

The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia on Wednesday pressed its last penny, marking the latest step in the 1-cent coin’s demise.

After more than 230 years of making pennies, the United States Mint in Philadelphia made its last one-cent coin Wednesday.