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They’re worth a pretty penny. The last-ever minted US pennies were auctioned off for a whopping $16.76 million last Thursday. The millions were doled out for 232 three-coin sets, marking the highest ...

History was hammered into copper one last time, as America’s final circulating pennies shattered auction records. Stack’s Bowers Galleries, a California auction house, announced that the 232 sets of ...

An obese man on death row in Georgia has requested a buffet-style spread consisting of high-calorie meats and other treats for his last meal. Stacey Humphreys, 52, is scheduled to be executed by ...

The U.S. Mint has officially stopped making pennies – but that doesn’t mean some aren’t worth more than one cent. In fact, the last pennies ever minted are worth a pretty penny. Auction house Stack’s ...

A Georgia death row inmate has requested a greasy, calorie-laden feast for his last meal ahead of his scheduled execution next week. Stacey Humphreys was scheduled to die by lethal injection the night ...

The last newly circulating pennies are set to be auctioned off next month. The U.S. Mint announced the auction, to be handled by Stack’s Bowers Galleries, in a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The ...

A South Carolina murderer dined on one last spicy meal before his execution, RadarOnline.com can reveal. Stephen Bryant became the third person in the state this year to be killed by a firing squad, ...