Penny News

An Illinois couple has created a unique way to tile their bedroom floor. Using tens of thousands of pennies, the couple has completed their newly renovated floor.

Effective February 4, 2013, the Canadian government will not distribute any more pennies and that may mean you may lose or earn a few pennies when making purchases in cash.

Ottawa - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced Monday that the Royal Canadian Mint will no longer circulate the one cent penny as of Feb. 4, 2013, which is a revised date from the original announcement last fall.

Winnipeg - The Canadian one cent penny will be no more as of this autumn. After the federal government decided to cease further production, the last penny will be produced Friday at a special coin strike ceremony at a Winnipeg plant.

Disregarding those pennies? Maybe not so fast. A one-cent coin fetched a cool $1.15 million last night at an auction in Illinois.

Bentonville - Certainly there are numerous landscapes among the 500 American masterpieces of art on display at Crystal Bridges, yet paintings featuring people are deserving of a close-up look at what are some very fascinating faces.

The Detroit Tigers have signed 32 year old Brad Penny to a one-year deal worth $3 million plus $3 million more in incentives.

If Pat Martin has his way the Canadian people will soon be penniless. A bill introduced today calls for the penny to be gotten rid of. If the measure passes it will save the government a tonne of money.

Beginning May 12, 2008, the cost of a U.S. first class stamp will rise to 42 cents. The price of Forever stamp will also increase by one cent, but existing Forever stamps can be used without paying more.

The Environmental Protection Agency, using analytical tools, determined that four JC Penny's stores use about 35 per cent less energy than average retail stores. These four stores, located in Washington, have earned the new retail Energy Star rating.