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Pocket change rarely earns a second look, yet one ordinary year quietly rewired the penny’s future. A cost problem, a midstream decision, and a coin nobody bothered to announce created a split that still echoes in jars and rolls today. Some cents aged with dignity. Others did not. That difference matters more than it sounds. Stick around and look closer. The smallest denomination ended up carrying one of the strangest modern money stories hiding in plain sight.

Most people never looked twice while spending them. Decades passed, stories piled up, and suddenly those small copper circles started carrying weight and value that people are willing to pay hundreds for. Sometimes, thousands.

High-relief coins have value for their precious metal content and for their beauty as works of art.

MySpace enjoyed a span of early success that was followed by mistakes and missed opportunities.

New startups are using AI to automate the submittal process for consumers looking to appeal the denial of their health insurance claim.

The world’s wealthiest individuals use money differently from everyone else. Instead of saving, they invest across assets that offer control, long-term growth, and protection from economic shocks that erode ordinary savings.

The difference between the image and reality of the Whopper was the source of a class action lawsuit by customers against Burger King.

Most people assume priceless historical artifacts are carefully tracked and protected. In reality, many aren’t. This story begins with a massive carved bed that was dismantled and left outside during a hotel redevelopment in Chester, England—treated like just another bulky item to be cleared away, not something tied to centuries of history.

GoPro grew an amazing brand, but branching into drone technology caused the company to fly off course.

Richard Tornetta's lawsuit against Tesla temporarily cost its CEO Elon Musk his year's pay of $55 billion.

In the late 1990s, a woman browsing a garage sale in Kirkwood, Missouri, noticed a small bronze statue sitting among everyday household items. It was dusty, visibly worn, and missing part of an arm. Nothing about it screamed valuable—but something about it made her stop and look again.

Investing $1,000 at birth sounds like a powerful advantage, as market growth and optimistic projections create high expectations. Yet when the numbers are examined closely, the outcome looks far more modest.