The decision on whether to spend or save coins is usually pretty simple. In nearly all cases, if you don't spend them, then ...

The half dollar is one of the most popular U.S. coins to collect. Though many aren’t worth more than their face value, older half dollars often hold value due to the silver in their composition ...

Congress, the Supreme Court, the central bank, the President's House — all national institutions that graced Philadelphia ...

When President Donald Trump announced his intention to eliminate the penny Sunday, he cited the rising cost of producing the coin. Data from the U.S. Treasury shows it’s not the only coin that costs ...

The penny, nickel, dime and quarter are the circulating coins in use today. Half dollar and $1 coins are produced as collectibles, though they still may be ordered by the Federal Reserve for ...

Per the latest U.S. Mint report, it costs less than six cents to make a dime ($0.0576). To make a quarter, it cost about 15 cents ($0.1468), and nearly 34 cents for a half-dollar ($0.3397).

But there are rare instances when that pile of metal might hold a fortune, such as a Sacagawea Dollar coin worth six figures or a Lincoln penny worth a couple million dollars. Lincoln pennies are ...