Andy Papertsian knows that pennies cost 3.7 cents to make. He knows that they’re hardly ever used in transactions anymore, the days of one-cent newspapers and penny candy long spent. He knows that our ...

Emma Marsden is a freelance news reporter for Newsweek who has lived in the U.K and the U.S. Her interests are trending news, politics, crime, culture, travel, and entertainment. Emma has worked for ...

An American silver coin dating back to the 17th century, before the United States was founded, has sold for a record-breaking $2.52 million at auction, eight years after it was discovered in an old ...