The Kosciuszko Bridge has been in the news quite often over the 15 years, and not just because of the traffic. In the last ...

Before you toss your old pennies in the coin jar, take a closer look at them. They could be worth thousands of dollars to ...

The Trump administration has announced plans to discontinue minting new pennies, citing the cost of producing the 1- cent coins in relation to their value and importance in the U.S. currency system.

We put modern engineering to the test against a stack of pennies using a 60,000 psi waterjet and a hydraulic press. First, we attempted to cut the metal pennies with just water, then with water mixed ...

The current penny in production, expected to finish in early 2026, is made of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper and costs 3.69 cents to make, far exceeding its value. However, the penny has gone through ...

The Treasury Department has pledged to stop producing the penny by early next year. Here's why — and what becomes of your one-cent coins.

1944 S-Steel Wheat Penny - $1.1 million, in mint condition (Currently circulating coins could fetch roughly $400,000.) 1793 Strawberry Leaf Cent - $862,500; 1943-S Lincoln Cent on Steel - $282,000; ...

Faith Salie offers her two cents on the end of the penny 02:34. What is worthless, but ... 1943 pennies were made of zinc-coated steel, because copper was needed for World War II. Should we just ...

1943 Steel Penny: Due to conserving copper for World War II, these pennies were minted using zinc-coated steel instead of copper. They’re worth between $1 and $3,000, ...

I’m not sure how I became so penny-ante, but it started innocently enough with a youthful coin-collecting hobby that taught me the value of a penny. That Lincoln steel cent from 1943 is now ...

Other valuable coins include the 1944-S Steel Wheat Penny, estimated to be worth $1.1 million. Only two copies of the San Francisco-minted version of the penny are known to exist.

Others are made of steel which was used briefly. According to Spruce Crafts, the most valuable penny is worth $1.7 million. “Accidents can produce the rarest coins.