According to coin shops across the First State, rare and valuable coins are hard to find, and while there has been a demand for pennies, people shouldn't have unrealistic expectations. Here's what you ...

A coin collector is urging Americans to check their change drawers to see if they’re in possession of a 1992 Lincoln penny worth a whopping $26,000.

The wheat penny was first minted in 1909, and it was the first coin in wide circulation to feature a U.S. president. Sculptor ...

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

The Abraham Lincoln edition includes two distinct coins: a 1.5-ounce silver coin and a 0.25-ounce gold coin. The state of Niue , a self-governing island state in free association with New Zealand ...

The combination of "copper" and "penny" might not seem like the best formula for valuable coins considering that you can find higher denominations in gold and silver. But finding the right copper ...

These pennies are rare and therefore can be worth more than one cent -- in some cases, much more so. Here's what to know if you have one.

SPRINGFIELD -- Temperatures were in the teens Thursday morning but that didn't stop a host of out-of-state residents from trekking to the state's capitol to be among the first batch ...

As part of the 150th anniversary celebration of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, a commemorative set of seven coins will be available, each representing one of the debate sites.

Old coins pave a pathway through history in silver and gold. That's what first attracted Barry Nowak. "I just like history," Nowak said Saturday as the Lincoln Coin Club opened a two-day show at ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Abraham Lincoln got a present Thursday for his 200th birthday -- or, technically, ... Officials say they've produced 1.3 billion of the first two Lincoln coins.