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

If you'd like to sign up ... the legality of melting down coins. Fearing that some smart arbitraguers might be about to denude the country of nickels, the US government did what governments ...

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 ...