Mock funeral held for the penny at Lincoln Memorial as 230-year coin production ends

Mock funeral held at Lincoln Memorial marks end of penny production after President Trump's announcement to halt minting due ...

Can you still pay with pennies? What to do know that they're out circulation

The U.S. Treasury Department has stopped producing pennies. U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach struck the final circulating penny ...

A funeral for the penny draws Lincoln impersonators and Victorian garb

One by one, they gave remarks at the event, including interpretations of a jealous Mary Todd Lincoln, a pompous George ...

‘A small but enduring presence’: People dressed as Abraham Lincoln mourn the penny outside his memorial

Hundreds of people gathered near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. over the past weekend to mourn the death of the ...

No more ‘penny for your thoughts’: goodbye to our lowliest coin

Alas, pennies lost their glow long ago, when they stopped raining down from heaven to bring us fortune, sunshine and flowers.
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Mock funeral held for the penny at Lincoln Memorial

Mourners gathered to pay their respects at a funeral in the nation’s capital on Saturday. But this was no ordinary funeral, as the “deceased” being eulogized at […] ...
Coin World

Final set of privy-marked Lincoln cents sells for $800,000

The sale of the three-coin sets that included the final Lincoln cents made for circulation as well as a special gold cent concluded on Dec. 11 with the final lot selling for $800,000.
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Pennies are going out of production, but did you know Kentucky has its own special one?

As the U.S. phases out production of pennies, you might be checking your couch cushions or your vacuum for coins that could be worth more than one cent. You also may want to keep an eye out for ...