The penny was first minted in 1909 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and was the first coin to ...

1926-S Lincoln Penny — $149,500 – Another Lincoln wheat penny, these are popular among collectors. If you have a mint bright ...

Since the government first started to circulate pennies, it has minted more than 300 billion, and today, we have about 150 billion in circulation. You could circle the Earth with them 137 times.

Think your piggy bank is just full of loose change? Think again. Hidden within that jar of pennies or stashed away in your ...