President Donald Trump's newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is on a mission to abolish the penny. A day after the new administration was sworn into office, DOGE, which is being ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The lowly penny, the forgotten mainstay of coin jars and car cupholders everywhere, may soon be no more. President Donald Trump announced Sunday he’s ordered his administration to ...