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If you're like tens of millions of other Americans, you've got a collection of loose change somewhere in your house -- or lots of coins scattered in various locations. And chances are, at some point, you're going to want to turn that change into more portable and usable dollar bills. And it's likely that when you add it all up, it's going to amount to more than a few bucks.

You may want to be careful before you disdainfully toss away that good for nothing penny next time. A 1795 reeded-edge U.S. penny recently fetched $1.3 million at an auction. The coin made history as the first penny ever to rake in more than a million dollars, according to the Wall Street Journal...

Earlier this week, NPR reported that the U.S. Mint will make 3 billion coins in 2009, as opposed to the 10 billion it created in 2008. It's the smallest amount in 50 years, the flagging retail economy is the reason.That information in itself is interesting, but as it turns out, the U.S. Mint may be...

Some exciting news going on in the world of coin collecting.Tomorrow morning, May 14, the new "Indiana" Abe Lincoln penny will be going into circulation. It'll make its debut at the Lincoln State Park Amphitheater in Lincoln City, Indiana. soKe.flace('walletpop-state_quarters', '618',...

American Public Media's Marketplace recently profiled a few frugal folks called "change hunters." These ingenious folks are those who look for change as they go about their daily lives. Armed only with keen eyes, Purell and a coin purse, they collect coins wherever they go. Most people don't feel...

Following the examples of upset individuals everywhere, Frank Alford of New Albany is paying his property taxes in coins to protest the skyrocketing property tax rates! Rates in New Albany have increased almost 50% since 2006, and while single home owners have received some relief thanks to recent...

It's always boggled my mind how some people will pay thousands of dollars for items that once sold for just pennies. It would be neat to see a 200-year-old rare coin, or a collection of commemorative stamps from the early 20th century, but I just don't see spending the equivalent of a vacation...

Michaels, a craft store with over 900 locations in the U.S. and Canada, has taken a rather unique view on change -- or at least one store has. Recently the Michaels in Hemet, California wouldn't let a youngster, who was shopping for her mother's birthday present, pay for a $4 purchase in quarters....

The U.S. Mint is officially the P.T. Barnum of currency. It's addicted to showmanship. Yesterday, in a heartwarmingly goofy ceremony at Washington DC's Lincoln Memorial, an actor dressed as Abe unveiled its four new designs for the penny, all of which will be released in 2009 to commemorate the...

The U.S. Mint has unveiled a prototype of the first U.S. coin to feature readable Braille characters, the 2003 Alabama state quarter also featured Braille, but in small print. This silver dollar coin will debut in 2009 and features Louis Braille, who invented Braille, on the head side of the coin....