You don't need to be a coin collector to have piggy banks stashed around your house filled with quarters, dimes, nickels or ...

During the Civil War, the government had difficulty obtaining metal for coins, so halfway through 1864, they switched from a ...

A prominent example of a one-cent coin that has acquired significant value as a result of a production flaw is the 1943 bronze Lincoln cent. Indeed, it has been dubbed by Heritage Auctions ...

Let’s face it: Pennies are an annoyance to many Americans. Their main value as a currency is to help provide exact change, and most wind up in a drawer or jar and quickly forgotten about.

‘This intriguing proof coin is the rarest proof penny of the entire series of copper and bronze pennies. This is another example of a one penny coin, this one from 1945 (Picture: Getty ...

"This intriguing proof coin is the rarest proof penny of the entire series of copper and bronze pennies." It wasn't known that these proof pennies existed until one appeared at an auction around ...

During World War II, pennies were made of steel to save copper for the war effort. However, a few were mistakenly made of bronze, and these are extremely rare and valuable. Made of 95% copper and ...