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

People may be inspired to collect coins after all the recent discussion on pennies, long-time collectors said.

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 ...

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

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

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

Auction house Stacks Bowers sold three U.S. pennies (one made of 24K gold) for 26 million times their cash value.

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The last US pennies ever to be minted have sold for millions at auction.Stack’s Bowers Galleries, which sold the pennies on ...

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The U.S. Mint sold 232 three-cent sets for a whopping sum of $16.76 million at an auction last Thursday hosted by Stack’s ...