There used to be a saying — “pennies make dimes and dimes make dollars” — that stressed the importance of saving your money (the phrase later showed up in a country song). Today, some ...

The wheat penny obtained its name from the two stalks of wheat on its reverse side. What’s interesting about the wheat penny ...

Two dies are used for striking a coin, one for the front — the obverse or “head’s” side — design of the coin and the other for the back — the reverse ... is the 1955 Lincoln cent ...