The last pennies to be made by the U.S. Mint were auctioned Dec. 11 and the coins brought in a whopping $16.8 million.

The last pennies to be minted in the U.S. sold for over a total of $16 million in an auction on behalf of the United States ...

The last circulating pennies sold for over $16.76 million in an auction on Thursday, according to Stack’s Bowers Galleries.

The final pennies minted for circulation — including coins struck in Philadelphia — sold for nearly $17 million at auction, ...

Pennies might the lowest denomination of U.S. currency, but a batch of special coins recently sold for nearly $17 million ...

The U.S. Treasury Department halted production of the penny on Nov. 12, ending more than 230 years of minting the nation’s smallest denomination and signalling the copper-colored coin’s gradual exit ...

Three-coin sets fetched more than $72,000 each on average, ending the 238-year history of the one-cent coin after President ...

The last US pennies ever to be minted have sold for millions at auction. Stack’s Bowers Galleries, which sold the pennies on behalf of the US Mint on December 11, said 696 1 cent coins went for more ...

The humble United States penny, often dismissed as having little value, has recently commanded millions from eager collectors ...

You might think cleaning out your coin collection is the next logical step in downsizing. Maybe you've spotted those old ...

A special auction featuring nearly 700 rare pennies brought in almost $16.8 million, according to the auction house. The ...