The first year the half-cent was minted for circulation was 1793, and over 35,000 coins were released that year. Few of those survive. This first version of the half-penny shows Lady Liberty facing ...

For years, many have argued that making a penny costs more than it's worth. That's why President Donald Trump wants to get rid of pennies. But this doesn't mean that the penny's value is limited to ...

While credit cards and inflation have rendered coins useless for day-to-day transactions, some coins have a different purpose in the modern day: They are collector's items. This is true for the 2-cent ...