Abraham Lincoln was three years away from being elected president when the half-cent coin was discontinued as an official ...

Where James A. Stack Sr. acquired it is a mystery that may never be solved - but for more than 70 years, one of the rarest coins in American history sat quietly in his family's collection. Stack, a ...

It's the end of an era. After 233 years, the U.S. Mint will stop making cents. A Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY that the government placed its last order of blank coins to ...

The doubloons, dollars and denarii of the American Numismatic Society will leave their overlooked home in Manhattan for a ...

The American penny isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The US Treasury Department announced Thursday that it plans to start winding down production of the one-cent coin it has been minting for more ...

There are about 300 billion pennies currently in circulation in the U.S., much more than what's needed for commerce, ...

The average American household has $60-$90 in loose change, and Coinstar converts $3 billion in coins annually. While some advocate for eliminating the penny and potentially the nickel due to ...

The answer appears to be nothing at all. There is no plan.

Coin collecting, or numismatics (a term that also includes the study of coins), has been a practice for at least 2,000 years, with Augustus — also known as Octavian — famously gifting a variety of ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of collectible items, few pieces hold the cultural significance and historical weight of the First American Pope Collectible Coin. This remarkable coin commemorates a ...

Two Republican members of the House of Representatives want to mint silver dollar coins in memory of slain conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. Republican Study Committee Chairman August ...