The US minted its last penny on Wednesday. See some of the designs that defined the coin during its 232-year-long history.

Pennies were among the first coins introduced by the U.S. Mint, a bureau of the Treasury Department, more than 230 years ago.

Indiana's coin shows a young Lincoln sitting on a log, reading a book. It's meant to depict his time in Indiana from 1816 to ...

STONEWOOD – Penny for your thoughts? Don’t get John Hines started. “Yeah, it’s a little silly, I think,” the Stonewood, ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On February 11, 1865, about two months before his death, Abraham Lincoln permitted sculptor Clark Mills to make this ...

The end of the penny strikes a blow against an annoying American scam. Even though it was ordered by a serial grifter, ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. At six feet four inches tall, Lincoln towered over most of his contemporaries. He chose to stand out even more by ...

For many Americans, hearing that the U.S. will stop producing pennies feels a bit surreal. This coin lived in pockets, jars, ...

Our favorite presidents' parting gift to America was a day off from school one Monday a year. It's not a bad week to remember Honest Abe, and The Universe has 11 reasons to love America's 14th ...