Holt points to traditions of putting pennies in loafers, of rhymes like “See a penny, pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck,” of people who think an unexpected penny sighting could be a sign ...

The US Treasury Department announced Thursday that it plans to start winding down production of the one-cent coin it has been minting for more than 230 years. But the penny will still remain legal ...

The penny will no longer be minted, but you might have many of them lying around. What should you do with them now? How much could they be worth?