Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About the Penny As Canada stops minting pennies, TIME takes a look at the copper coin's rich, trivia-filled history Share Tweet Full List Penny for Your ThoughtsThe Most Expensive Penny Land of Lincoln My Two (Billion) Cents The Penny Goes to War What's a Penny Worth? Pennies Not Accepted D Is for Denver The Penny's British Heritage Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln What's Worth Less Than a Penny?