If you’re on a budget or just hunting for bargains, you’re probably familiar with the low prices Dollar Tree offers on many everyday items. Whether you’re looking for cheap canned food or other pantry ...

People gathered in the nation’s capital on Saturday to pay their respects to the penny. A mock funeral, hosted by financial management platform Ramp, was held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, ...

Hundreds of mock mourners headed to the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday to attend a “funeral” for the penny. Along with musicians playing taps, there were a couple of Abraham Lincoln look-alikes, actors ...

The mourners had taken their seats. Many were dressed in black. Others wore veils and large hoop skirts, reminiscent of Victorian-era fashion. When the clock struck 1:01 p.m. (a time, organizers said, ...

Robert Hoff was amazed the first time he saw a coin press machine in action in the 1970s. Hoff was in his twenties when a person passed him while carrying the machine and watched as they pressed ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A penny for your thoughts? Well, not anymore. The cost of thoughts has risen. On November 12, the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia ensured that when it struck the last penny it’ll ever mint ...

A sign outside the Clark County treasurer's office explains that the office is experiencing a penny shortage since the coins were discontinued last month. Erik Neumann / OPB Last month, the U.S.

To those who argue that the U.S. penny had no value: some coin collectors beg to differ. Today in History: January 11, Mark McGwire admits to steroids use Grateful Dead founding member, guitar icon ...

They’re worth a pretty penny. The last-ever minted US pennies were auctioned off for a whopping $16.76 million last Thursday. The millions were doled out for 232 three-coin sets, marking the highest ...

History was hammered into copper one last time, as America’s final circulating pennies shattered auction records. Stack’s Bowers Galleries, a California auction house, announced that the 232 sets of ...

The penny was first minted in 1793, per the auctioneers. America's smallest coins just brought in some big bucks. Pennies from the final minted set of the coin sold for over $16.76 million at auction ...