We all know a penny is worth one cent, but how much does a penny cost? The Hearst Television data team is helping to make “cents” of this. Sign up for our Newsletters It found the penny to ...

Scrap the cent or keep it; I don’t care. But let the decision be based on sound reasoning, not on gaudy talking points that add nothing to the debate.

Let’s see … is this one a 1943 “D bronze” worth upwards of $2.3 million? No, dang it. How ’bout a 1958 “double-die obverse” ...

Factoring in the costs for the raw materials (zinc and copper) and the molding process, a penny worth 1 cent costs over 3 cents to produce. In the modern economy, a coin worth one cent isn't much ...

It’s the wheat that could help you garner some green from collectors. The US could ditch the penny: What happened when Canada ...

With the U.S. Mint halting cent production, some are hoarding Lincoln Cents in hopes of future profit. But with billions in circulation and strict melting restrictions, is it worth the effort—or just ...

A nickel is worth half as much as a dime but costs twice as much to mint. A penny, which used to cost less than 1 cent to make, now costs 3.7. In 2011, a quarter was cheaper to make than a nickel ...

CARBONDALE, Pa. — Why do we call the one-cent coin a penny? Find out in this edition of Wham Cam.

Whether or not the penny will actually go away is yet to be seen, but there’s still time to begin a coin collection.