This year marks the 250th anniversary, or Semiquincentennial, of the United States Declaration of Independence, which will be celebrated on July 4, 2026. In honor of this historic milestone, the DDN ...

When President Donald Trump announced the discontinuation of the penny in February, responses ranged from a resounding “meh” to borderline celebration. Outside circles of nostalgics, dedicated ...

WASHINGTON — The penny shortage was already frustrating to business owners and now the U.S has stopped making pennies altogether. It's created concern and confusion for business owners. "There's a ...

Hundreds of mock mourners headed to the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday to attend a “funeral” for the penny. Along with musicians playing taps, there were a couple of Abraham Lincoln look-alikes, actors ...

The mourners had taken their seats. Many were dressed in black. Others wore veils and large hoop skirts, reminiscent of Victorian-era fashion. When the clock struck 1:01 p.m. (a time, organizers said, ...

The penny received a “funeral” on Saturday, attended by mourners and Abraham Lincoln impersonators outside the Lincoln Memorial, after the U.S. Mint discontinued the coin last month. Hundreds attended ...

How do you get somebody's attention? Well, one way to get a college basketball player's attention is by taking away their NIL money, like Memphis Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway did with junior ...

Penny mourners are gathering for a funeral in Washington, DC, for the discontinued cent at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, Dec. 20, just over a month after the United States stopped producing the ...

SOUTH BEND, IN (WSBT) — No more pennies. The US Mint stopped making pennies in November. The last penny minted was sold for more than $16.7 million at auction. Now many businesses are not giving ...

The penny was first minted in 1793, per the auctioneers. America's smallest coins just brought in some big bucks. Pennies from the final minted set of the coin sold for over $16.76 million at auction ...

The penny has officially left the building. After more than two centuries in circulation, the U.S. Mint has struck its final one-cent coin, marking a historic shift in how Americans—and ...

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