Got a piggy bank full of pennies? The small currency will soon be a thing of the past, but don't think you are sitting on a ...

After more than 200 years, the U.S. bids adieu to the penny, citing high production costs and shifting economic practices.

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.

A spokesperson for the Treasury Department confirmed to USA TODAY that the government recently made its final order of penny blanks, flat metal discs that become coins. The United States Mint will ...

The federal government made its final order of penny blanks this month − the first step to end the production of the 1-cent coin, a spokesperson for the Treasury Department confirmed to USA TODAY.

Here is a guide to finding the value of coins and exploring the rare coin scene here in Delaware, amid the discontinuation of the penny.

The end of penny production marks a change in a 233 year tradition, as the penny was one of the first coins made after the U.S. Mint was established in 1792, according to its website. A spokesperson ...