(WYTV) – We are no longer minting the one-cent piece in this country for general circulation. The penny was the first U.S. coin to feature a figure from history, and it’s always been Abraham Lincoln.

While the penny is no longer being produced, the grimy, circular piece of copper and zinc is getting the last laugh. Less than a month since the last one was minted on Nov. 12, there are growing penny ...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — The United States ended production of the penny on Wednesday after more than 230 years, and for longtime coin collector Jeffrey Danford, the news brought a surprising reaction.

Even though you didn’t offer me a penny for my thoughts, you’re going to get them anyway — without spending a cent. Pennies are hellbent for extinction, as evidenced in the Great Penny Shortage of ...