The news from Europe today is that the Euro-cent is fighting for its life. The coin, which is very similar to the U.S. Lincoln penny in value, color, and size, has already been abolished in the ...

The WSJ tells us that once again it cost more than one US cent to make one penny. Unless and until the US Mint decides to replace the zinc slug which is then copper coated with a steel one, as is done ...

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has unveiled the design of Bulgaria’s euro cent coins. In a post on Facebook, she shared photos of the coins in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 ...

“There aren’t a ton of options for valuable, circulating European coinage,” said Ben Wengel, an expert in authentication and the minting process who has handled, authenticated, and graded over a ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is considering a proposal to phase out 1-euro cent and 2-euro cent coins, an EU document showed, in what would be a cost-saving move as the coins' ...