You don’t need to be a coin collector to have piggy banks stashed around your house filled with quarters, dimes, nickels or pennies. However, you may not be aware of the potential fortune you have ...

*The era of the penny has officially come to a close, leaving many Americans wondering what to do with the loose change collecting dust at home. The U.S. Mint has stopped producing the one-cent coin ...

President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury Department in February 2025 to stop minting pennies for circulation to cut costs. The American Bankers Association advocated for some changes, ...

MANDEVILLE, La. (WGNO) — If anyone was “destined” to become Director of the United States Mint, it had to be Paul Hollis. Hollis was fascinated with coins in grade school, carefully cataloguing his ...

(NEXSTAR) – Check your change: Newly-designed coins celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial (aka, its 250th anniversary) are entering circulation today. Last month, the U.S. Mint unveiled the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MANDEVILLE, La. (WGNO) — If anyone was “destined” to become Director of the United States Mint, it had to be Paul Hollis. Hollis ...

If you pay in cash for something in Florida, you could soon have no option but to leave a penny or take a penny with you as part of the bargain. Federal authorities have stopped making pennies, ...

The U.S. Mint, under the direction of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, began circulating redesigned coins—quarters, dimes, half-dollars, and nickels—on January 5, 2026, to commemorate the nation's ...

One of the coins created to commemorate the United States' 250th anniversary will begin circulating on Monday, Jan. 5, the U.S. Mint announced on social media. The Mayflower Compact Quarter is the ...

The U.S. Mint, overseen by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left), rolled out designs for new coins marking the United States' 250th birthday. In some cases, the recommendations from a citizens ...