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

Unlike living creatures or fads, coins don’t become extinct due to ecological changes, predators, overexposure or boredom. Instead, the U.S. Mint simply stops making them, which puts them into ...

No more pennies from ... body that approves every coin it produces. The Coinage Act of April 2, 1792 established the Mint and the regulation of coins in the United States. There was a relatively ...