If you're one of many Americans who has a piggy bank or a place to save old coins, you could be in luck with the value of the coins rising over the years thanks to the value of commodities like copper ...

It Burns Dear Cecil: I thought I was smart and all until my son asked me, “Why doesn't wood melt?” —Murli The simple answer is that wood doesn't melt because it burns first. If that seems a little ...

WASHINGTON – Given rising metal prices, the pennies and nickels in your pocket are worth more melted down than their face value – and that has the government worried. U.S. Mint officials said ...

Coin collectors draw big headlines when they sell their rare coins for thousands or even millions of dollars, but the vast majority of collectors will never see such a payoff. The most valuable coins ...

(Bloomberg) -- Adam Youngs is looking to make a lot from truckloads of the little red cent. His company, Portland Mint, sells old pennies in bulk — 40,000 pounds (18,100 kilograms) at a time — to ...

However, under U.S. law, it is illegal to melt or export nickels and pennies for their metal content. The restriction, issued ...