Starting next year, the US mint will unveil four new penny back designs in commemoration of Lincoln's 200th Birthday.

I thought we were supposed to be moving away from the penny? picked by TheShirtPocket 1 year ago

One man's collection of rare American cents has turned into a $10.7 million auction windfall.

The collection of 301 cents featured some of the rarest and earliest examples of the American penny, including a cent that was minted for two weeks in 1793 but was abandoned because Congress thought Lady Liberty looked frightened. picked by Marli 2 years ago

University of North Texas students, voting in an online referendum, have rejected the possibility of same-sex couples running for homecoming court in 2010. picked by icepigs 1 day ago

Ever tried to visualize a huge number, and fail? This site will help: "Visualizing huge numbers can be very difficult. People regularly talk about millions of miles, billions of bytes, or trillions of dollars, yet it's still hard to grasp just how much a "billion" really is. The MegaPenny Project aims to help by taking one small everyday item, the U.S. penny, and building on that ... read full post picked by thephrog 3 years ago

Here is the first official list of names of the deceased. The list will be updated throughout the day. Officials will not release names of any victims until next of kin are notified and positively identify the body of their fallen loved one. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

“I called some nearby banks to see if I could exchange cash for pennies,“ Almany said. “We got all the way to the w’s in the phone book. One bank gave me $170 in pennies and the other $123.“ picked by kakana 9 months ago

Chevrolet created a 20' billboard made entirely from one-pence coins in London. It was installed last week and consisted of 20,000 pennies. It was created to advertise the £7,695 Aveo. In just 30 minutes, Londoners had stripped the billboard clean. pics picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago

One of the victims yesterday was a Holocaust survivor and who reportedly held the door closed from the shooter as students jumped out of windows, saving their lives. Bless his heart! Let's look for the good that can come from this. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago