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

“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 8 months ago

He's paid off a 335-dollar small claims court judgement in pennies. That's more than 33-thousand pennies. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years 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

Really all pennies are good for are dumping them inside the ripoff machine known as "Coinstar". picked by pvisi111 1 year ago

Find out how to always be on top in life with ass pennies! Just knowing that everyone else has handled your ass pennies is sure to give you the edge! picked by shredtone 3 years ago

Los Angeles has been in a large deficit for the past year--this year it could up to $530 million. However, that hasn't stopped them spending $1 million each year on "hand-inked calligraphy scrolls that bestow commendations on everyday folk, celebrities and supporters." picked by suebe 8 months ago

An Australian student worried about her parents' money problems rifled through a pile of her lottery tickets Thursday and discovered that she had won 13 million Australian dollars ($10 million) 10 months ago. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

"Gates stepped away from a day-to-day role at Microsoft this summer, but the company's much-discussed new $300 million marketing campaign follows his critique of the Apple ads. Its core message: Hey, Apple, who are you calling square? " picked by gammerus 1 year ago

Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have constructed the highest-resolution computer display in the world – with a screen resolution up to 220 million pixels. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago