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

A penny, which consists of 97.5 percent zinc and 2.5 percent copper, cost 1.26 cents to make as of Tuesday. And a nickel -- 75 percent copper and the rest nickel -- cost 7.7 cents, based on current commodity prices, according to the Mint. picked by dollyllama 2 years 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

These engineering students at Texas Tech University have created some pretty amazing structures out of stacked pennies and other coins!! picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

A shortage in pennies could lead to them being revalued to five cents each. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

When she paid for some CD's at the Virgin Megastore she used a $100 certificate. She asked for the 42 cents in change since she didn't want the certificate for 42 cents.
Good to see that she watches her money. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

When her mother started to show symptoms of dementia because of Alzheimer’s, Penny Garner never imagined that she would one day spearhead a radical new way to treat people with dementia. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

UPDATE of this story picked by TheBlueFrog 3 years 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

This guy has waaaaay too much time on his hands. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

While these pint-size versions of Breakout and Tetris aren’t totally faithful to their arcade counterparts, they only charge a single shiny copper penny to play. Each mini-machine is actually a piggy bank, which encourage you to deposit coins in exchange for games. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The dollar has been devalued to such an extent that a penny — as in one hundredth of a dollar — can only buy a fraction of the metal needed to make a physical penny. Each coin takes significantly more than one cent to produce. picked by murrayrothbard 1 year ago

These are tiny acrylic or enamel landscapes on 1-cent copper pennies of the exact locations where each 'lucky' penny was actually found. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

An 84-year-old British man was threatened with eviction after he underpaid his rent by one penny. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Gray’s electrical fruit primer: Yes, in the right configuration, you can electrocute yourself with an apple. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

5 Rare and Valuable US Coins
That you might find in your pocket or change jars.
(i'm looking at every single coin i come across and it's driving me mad!!) picked by kikcolon 2 years ago

He offers 20 (very good) tips on how he did it, for anyone else tough on luck this month. I'd like to offer another: Get your ass off the Internet and go find a job. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

On Feb. 7 the sun will undergo an eclipse that few will see. It will be an annular eclipse, a "penny on nickel" effect in which the moon will be too small to completely cover the disk of the sun. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Yes, you read right. They sent her a letter (with a 42 cent stamp) threatening to put a lien on her house (and a $48 penalty) if she did not pay up the delinquent amount of $0.01 from her water bill. Why it was not just tacked on the the next bill is not explained.

Maybe she should hire the One Red Paperclip guy as her accountant. picked by Moe 1 year ago

They are now worth more melted down than their face value. picked by Alton 3 years ago