Collectors hunting for valuable coins don't have to reach back a century or more to find them -- they can pop back a few ...

With spot prices rising and premiums shrinking, some coins are selling at or near melt — making this a prime time to buy.

We pitch it, pinch it, squeeze and squander it. We stuff it in our loafers and offer it for our thoughts. A bad one always turns up and a pretty one is a splurge we heedlessly indulge. It’s the penny ...