Copper pennies are worth more than others, but its illegal to melt pennies. Dec. 2, 2011— -- Joe Henry is on a first name basis with bank tellers across his hometown of Medford, Ore., scouring 15 ...
The copper-colored coins in your change jar might soon become history. S. penny faces its final act. With economists and government officials pushing for its elimination, consumers now face an urgent ...
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 ...