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NEW YORK, NY (Reuters) – History enthusiasts are turning their attention to a remarkable auction set for later this month. On November 22, a collection of historic American presidential artefacts will ...

Alas, pennies lost their glow long ago, when they stopped raining down from heaven to bring us fortune, sunshine and flowers.

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Mourners held a mock funeral for the one-cent pice, complete with costumes, chants, and even a surprise appearanec by Abraham ...

Hundreds of people gathered near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. over the past weekend to mourn the death of the ...

Hundreds of people gathered together in Washington, D.C. on Saturday to mourn the penny after the recent discontinuation and retirement of the U.S. coin.

A, "funeral," for the penny was held at the Lincoln Memorial in DC over the weekend, as the US Treasury is officially halting ...

Mock funeral held at Lincoln Memorial marks end of penny production after President Trump's announcement to halt minting due to rising production costs.

An actor portraying Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of former President Abraham Lincoln, delivered a eulogy during a mock funeral for the penny at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. (C ...

The mourners had taken their seats. Many were dressed in black. Others wore veils and large hoop skirts, reminiscent of Victorian-era fashion.