Robert Hoff was amazed the first time he saw a coin press machine in action in the 1970s. Hoff was in his twenties when a person passed him while carrying the machine and watched as they pressed ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A penny for your thoughts? Well, not anymore. The cost of thoughts has risen. On November 12, the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia ensured that when it struck the last penny it’ll ever mint ...

Former NBA star Penny Hardaway now devotes most of his time to the film room, practice and the sideline while guiding the Memphis men’s basketball team. Hardaway, in his eighth year coaching the ...

The penny was first minted in 1793, per the auctioneers. America's smallest coins just brought in some big bucks. Pennies from the final minted set of the coin sold for over $16.76 million at auction ...

The United States said goodbye to the penny a few weeks back. Now that the familiar copper coin is no longer being minted, the Federal Reserve is considering another item for the chopping block.

As the U.S. Treasury phases out the use of the penny, it’s creating a host of new challenges for businesses and consumers that could cost all of us a good chunk of change. That’s because eliminating ...

Alonda Emery can’t figure out what she’d call that thing sitting in the corner of her place of employment, the Flameburger in Little Canada. For all of her 42 years, she’s known the machines as penny ...

Even though you didn’t offer me a penny for my thoughts, you’re going to get them anyway — without spending a cent. Pennies are hellbent for extinction, as evidenced in the Great Penny Shortage of ...

A furry but friendly face has joined the Ames Police Department. Crisis Response K9 Penny, a two-year old Great Pyrenees mix, is the police department's first K9 since 1999. Her handler is Sgt. Amber ...

The news informed me that the U.S. Mint struck its last penny, (“U.S. Mint set to strike its final penny,” Nov. 12). The reason being that it cost four cents to create something that is only worth one ...

NORWALK — After 57 years in business, Penny's Restaurant & Diner III on the 200 block of East Ave. will be closing permanently on Sunday. The announcement was posted on a sign on the front window of ...

Goodbye, old penny. The U.S. Mint stopped minting pennies earlier this month, a significant milestone after the coins lost their economic utility in the face of inflation and cost more to make than ...