The penny is dead. The U.S. Mint said Wednesday that it had pressed its last 1-cent penny coin for general circulation. The coin will still remain legal currency. Companies are responding to the ...

PHILADELPHIA — The US Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the 1-cent coin that could once buy a snack or a piece of candy had become increasingly ...

The U.S. will mint its last penny in Philadelphia on Wednesday, according to a report from the Associated Press. And while the coin will still be legal tender, the humble penny is going to become ...

Unfortunately, making the one-cent coin really did cost a pretty penny. After 232 years in circulation — nearly as long as the United States of America has been a country — the final penny was minted ...

America’s last penny was struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, the end of a coin production that started in 1793 and ended Nov. 12. We’re already starting to miss them. Some stores have begun ...

Philadelphia — The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years as symbols of frugality and the price of a ...

McDonald’s adjusts to penny shortage by rounding cash change to the nearest five cents. Prices stay the same, but total may round up or down. Kansas mayor hit with criminal charges for allegedly ...

Giant Eagle customers exchanged more than 100 million pennies on Saturday during a special event. Giant Eagle held "Penny Exchange Day" across 200 stores on Saturday, when customers brought pennies ...

Businesses across the U.S. try to adjust to the end of the penny as the Trump administration moves to stop manufacturing the coin. An NFL kicker just hit a 68-yard field goal. Yes, you read that right ...

A national penny shortage is occurring after the U.S. Mint stopped producing the coin. Retailers like ShopRite are asking customers to pay with exact change, cards, or bring in extra pennies. It costs ...

Giant Eagle announced Wednesday it is holding a chainwide one-day event on Nov. 1 that allows customers to convert spare pennies into a Giant Eagle gift card equal to twice the value of the pennies ...