— -- The penny, often picked on for its piddly value, has found some self worth in 2009. The 2009 Lincoln cent — slow to spread into consumers' pockets — is being sold for big bucks. Single coins ...

Thursday’s unveiling of the third of four 2009 commemorative Abraham Lincoln pennies is expected to attract large crowds to the Old State Capitol, where U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy and U.S. Sen. Dick ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Mint says it has issued the fourth 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin in honor of Abraham Lincoln, the nation's 16th president. The U.S. Mint said in a ...

It’s easy to view pennies as a nuisance in your pocket, especially newer ones that you figure won’t hold much value unless you add a couple quarters to them. But before tossing your Lincoln pennies ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Abraham Lincoln got a present yesterday for his 200th birthday — or, technically, 319 million presents. The U.S. Mint released a redesigned penny to mark the bicentennial of ...

The third of four 2009 commemorative Abraham Lincoln pennies will be unveiled at 10 a.m. today at the Old State Capitol. It represents Lincoln’s professional life as an attorney in Springfield. Though ...

It’s celebration time for the Lincoln penny, which turned 100 this week. The first one was circulated Aug. 2, 1909, replacing the Indian head coin. The Lincoln penny, in circulation longer than any ...

The U.S. Mint is changing the design of the penny for the first time in 50 years. In honor of Honest Abe's 200th birthday, there will be four new images on the back of the coin, depicting four ...

As the U.S. phases out production of pennies, you might be checking your couch cushions or your vacuum for coins that could be worth more than one cent. You also may want to keep an eye out for these ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- The Lincoln penny, featuring a portrait of the late U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, marked 100 years of circulation Sunday, mint records show. Mint records show that ...