Growing up counting money at the grocery store shapes how people think long after the pressure fades. These seven habits ...

Archaeologists excavating the remains of Guanzhuang—an ancient city in China’s eastern Henan Province—have discovered what they believe is the oldest-known coin mint, where miniature, shovel-shaped ...

The college football season's almost over, but it's been a blast, and the playoffs and bowl games are gonna make it even better. Everyone was talking about that moment when Donald Trump walked onto ...

The Treasury Department unveiled new coins celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. They failed to include planned designs featuring abolition, women’s suffrage and the civil rights movement. Actors ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A group of Senate Democrats have put forward legislation that would prevent the government from minting coins featuring the likeness of President Donald Trump. The bill, called the Change Corruption ...

Counting is important if you count the right things. My friend Derric Johnson reminds us that today’s culture keeps us counting money, counting pounds, counting calories, and counting steps. We need ...

Pennies are quietly exiting American life, but the jars and coffee cans full of them are not going anywhere on their own. As the United States winds down production of its smallest coin, that dead ...