Dating back more than a century, penny press machines can be found in museums, at visitor centers, at zoos and on boardwalks.

Peters’ Penny Press Machine Co. is one of about a half-dozen manufacturers of the contraptions that smoosh designs into ...

The U.S. Mint may have ended production of the penny, but with 3 billion minted last year and another 300 billion in ...

If you’re unfamiliar with Elf on the Shelf, here’s how it works: Parents stage the doll in different spots around the home during December. The idea is that Santa Claus has dispatched the elves to ...

Here in the South, where the soil runs red and the porch light glows softly against the approaching night, we’ve always held ...

The U.S. Mint ordered its final batch of blanks — the sheets of metal used to make pennies — in May. That means even before the last penny was minted, the coins were becoming scarce, as penny ...

Disney may be considered the happiest place on Earth, but for parents and caregivers who are trying to take their children to ...

WASHINGTON – Last Wednesday, the last-ever penny was minted in Philadelphia. Here’s what this means for Maryland consumers, businesses and collectors. Plans to stop the production of the penny have ...

Here in the South, where the soil runs red and the porch light glows softly against the approaching night, we’ve always held ...

Columnist Sid Salter writes that as the penny fades from circulation, he wonders if something else is slipping away too: a ...