The penny is outdated and inefficient and no longer serves the needs of our economy,” said Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, the New York Democrat. But the bill could push the nation down a slippery slope. “So ...

That humble penny often seems insignificant, barely worth the effort to pick up. But scattered among the billions of ...

Did you ever sift through a jar of old change, wondering if any of those forgotten coins hold hidden value? If you have coins ...

As of May 22, the Trump Administration declared that penny production will be discontinued in the early months of 2026.

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The U.S. Treasury Department will stop producing new pennies in 2016. It is estimated that the pennies in circulation could ...

The penny, long the most neglected coin in our change jars and couch cushions, is about to clock out for good. The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently confirmed it ...

Eye appeal is a pleasing initial impression of an object that is confirmed or not after a closer inspection. The ...

NILOUFER BILIMORIA gets to visit shrines of several faiths during her brief stay in Pakistan and wonders about the Almighty s grand design My earlier visit to Pakistan was a pilgrimage of sorts for me ...

Snow in June — it happens every year. This snow, though, is made up of the fluffy cotton-like seeds that float off cottonwood ...

Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, chief executive officer of the San Francisco-based nonprofit Rise Economy, said the marginalized ...

When I read the lowly penny was set for extinction, I got melancholy thinking of what would no longer be. First, kids will ...