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 ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The U.S. Mint has stopped making pennies as of November 13, ending production of the one-cent coin that costs nearly four cents to manufacture. Brian Kruse, owner of Liberty Bell ...

The dies used to press the last pennies on display at the US Mint on November 12, 2025 in Philadelphia. These last pennies bear a special 'Omega' and will not be put in circulation, but will be ...

Fiscally, the mint didn’t have a logical choice. It was costing about 4 cents to mint a single penny, and that’s mostly due to production costs, not because the price of copper has soared. Since 1982, ...