The metal’s highest prices in a generation have Americans sifting through coin jars, jewelry boxes and kitchen drawers.

There was a time pennies had value, in the era of the "five-and-dime." Back in the 1960s, you only needed change for McDonald’s, where they sold a cheeseburger for 33 cents, a regular burger for 28 ...

There’s an exception to every rule,” he said, noting that some pennies are indeed already valuable to collectors.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Coin Show on Nov. 15, 2025, offered coin dealers a venue to trade, buy, or sell coins and ...

The last penny was produced Nov. 12 after being in circulation for over two centuries, but the one-cent coin can still be used to make purchases.