Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robert Hoff was amazed the first time he saw a coin press machine in action in the 1970s. Hoff was in his twenties when a person ...

History is alive and well and still producing awe at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City as museum staff and a host of volunteers fire up the iconic Coin Press No. 1 after nearly a year of it being ...

OCEAN CITY, MD – The U.S. Treasury Department confirmed last week that penny production will cease in early 2026, and while cashless payment methods become increasingly common, there's one niche ...

Furmall cranks one of the penny press machines in the Independence Visitor Center in Philadelphia. — Photos: The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS A wheel cranks on the machine at the Independence Visitor ...

Grip the handle and turn the crank. Watch the roller turn. Wait for that clink, reach into the little door. Turn over the still-warm, copper-colored oval in your palm. Smile. It’s a pretty penny.

Robert Hoff was amazed the first time he saw a coin press machine in action in the 1970s. Hoff was in his twenties when a person passed him while carrying the machine and watched as they pressed ...

A wheel cranks on the machine at the Independence Visitor Center, slowing with every turn until: CLINK! A reward drops out the bottom waiting to be collected. It’s a familiar, elongated penny. In its ...