Some experts say the death of the copper coin isn’t that big of a deal, but the recent end of penny production has led businesses to change their payment policy.

CHICAGO — Coins were in short supply last month at El Nopal Bakery in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood as the coronavirus pandemic and statewide shutdowns stymied the flow of coins through the ...

A $1,200 gold coin was dropped into a Salvation Army Red Kettle Thursday in suburban Libertyville, making it the first of the season. The gold coin was a South African 1/2 Krugerrand that was dropped ...

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. -- Christmas is around the corner and last week, the Salvation Army was gifted its first gold coin of the season in the Chicago area. On Nov. 8, an anonymous donor dropped a 1-ounce ...

Three of the rarest coins in the world are now in the city of Chicago, and the dealer that helped make it happen is describing just how historic the occasion is. Rare coin dealer Aaron Berk helped ...

Why are coins hard to find during the pandemic? The Federal Reserve has seen a significant decline of coins in circulation because people are not spending them as regularly at businesses, many of ...

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A more enthusiastic person than Robert Feiler you are not likely to find nor one more generous when it comes to sharing his passion, which is money, and which he often gives away. “Here, take this,” ...

Nine gold coins worth up to $1,600 each have been anonymously donated to The Salvation Army in the Greater Chicago area this holiday season. The tradition of people anonymously donating valuable gold ...

Big banks increasingly want no part of your—or your kid's—piggy bank, the latest in a series of moves that are giving retail customers fewer reasons to walk into a bank branch. Yet, despite a trickle ...

Coins were in short supply last month at El Nopal Bakery in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood as the coronavirus pandemic and statewide shutdowns stymied the ...