Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PHILADELPHIA — People visiting Benjamin Franklin's grave, just across from the United States Mint, often drop pennies on the ...
The U.S. Mint begins releasing commemorative coins featuring classical American imagery for the nation’s semiquincentennial. Proposals to honor civil rights and suffrage were ultimately rejected, ...
The United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary, or Semiquincentennial, in 2026 with a new set of circulating coins, created and released by the U.S. Mint, that celebrate the nation’s founding.
The last penny ever to be made was finally struck at the US Mint in Philadelphia on Wednesday — after President Trump cancelled production of the costly copper coin after 232 years. “God bless America ...
I had never been to the United States Mint in Denver until December 10, when the federal agency running the facility announced that it will release new quarters, dimes and half-dollars as part of its ...
The U.S. Mint is issuing special circulating coins to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American's adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Quarters, dimes and nickels minted in 2026 will bear ...
PHILADELPHIA — The United States plans to strike its last penny for circulation, part of an effort to retire the coin that has been used over 200 years and now costs more to produce than it is worth.
After 232 years, the U.S. penny has been laid to rest. In a Nov. 12 ceremony, the U.S. Mint struck the final, circulating “one-cent coin (penny).” “... The Mint celebrates 232 years of penny ...
The (Mint) began shipping 2026 Semiquincentennial Circulating Coins, including the dime, half dollar, and the first of five quarter ...
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - After 238 years, Thursday is the first day the penny will no longer be in production. The U.S. Mint struck its final penny on Wednesday. Right now, billions of pennies are still ...