Many Americans regard both nickels and pennies as more nuisance than currency. The typical household is sitting on $60 to $90 in neglected coins, enough to fill one or two pint-size beer mugs ...

The most valuable pennies, which are rare but possibly still in circulation, are 1943 copper Lincoln wheat pennies, a few of which were produced accidentally as the U.S. mints were supposed to use ...

Lincoln wheat pennies, produced from 1909 to 1958, had stalks of wheat engraved on the back before the look changed in 1959. But online hype has folks thinking some of the pennies are worth millions.

Many Americans regard both nickels and pennies as more of a nuisance than currency. The typical household is sitting on $60 to $90 in neglected coins, enough to fill one or two pint-size beer mugs ...

The first penny was produced in 1787, and, until 1857, the coins were 100% copper. Today's pennies are copper-plated zinc, including just 2.5% copper.

The penny has been around for almost as long as the United States itself. It survived the Civil War, the Great Depression and decades of politicians complaining that it wasn’t worth the trouble ...

Doubtful. The U.S. Mint made about 3.2 billion pennies in 2024, according to its annual report, so there will be billions of 2025 pennies available.

The most valuable pennies, which are rare but possibly still in circulation, are 1943 copper Lincoln wheat pennies, a few of which were produced accidentally as the U.S. mints were supposed to use ...

A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 16, 2025, Section ST, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Without Pennies, Whither Penny Loafers?.

It will soon be time to say goodbye — at least in part — to the penny. The U.S. Treasury Department announced it will phase out production of the 1-cent coin beginning in early 2026 to comply ...

The most valuable pennies, which are rare but possibly still in circulation, are 1943 copper Lincoln wheat pennies, a few of which were produced accidentally as the U.S. mints were supposed to use ...