The piggy bank originated about 500 years ago at the dawn of capitalism, when ordinary people started to possess silver coins ...

From 18th century automatons that could write a full letter to the player pianos featured in every saloon, mechanical inventions have fascinated us for centuries. Yet the smallest pieces can garner ...

Talk to end the penny’s production has been bandied about for decades among government officials and economists.

You don’t need to be a coin collector to have piggy banks stashed around your house filled with quarters, dimes, nickels or pennies. However, you may not be aware of the potential fortune you ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been ordered to cease production of the one-cent coin known as the penny, President ...

Nate Throckmorton, an associate professor of economics at The College of William & Mary, says it may be time to start keep an eye on another coin in your piggy bank: the nickel. "It's the nickel ...