How much would you pay for a single penny? One coin enthusiast just shelled out $70,500 at Heritage Auctions for a experimental glass penny produced in 1942. The pre-auction estimate was $30,000.

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) -- During World War II, copper became a scarce commodity needed for the war effort. It forced the U.S. Mint to experiment with alternative materials, like steel, plastic and ...

This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows a glass U.S. penny. The rare coin was manufactured as a possible alternative to copper during WWII. Heritage Auctions announced Friday, Jan. 6, ...

Even though glass is praised for being fully recyclable, the US Environmental Protection Agency states that only about a third of discarded glass items actually get recycled. With that problem in mind ...

In the 1940s and '50s, creative glassmakers who worked in their own styles were experimenting with new ways to shape and decorate glass. Michael Higgins and his wife, Frances, began making fused glass ...

Mathias Hahn's new Louche glassware collection features an opaque white water bottle with a grey stopper, a tall mint-green glass beaker and a small transparent beaker with a green lid. Hahn said that ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A rare experimental glass penny made during World War II has netted a pretty penny at auction — selling for $70,500. Heritage Auctions announced Friday that the penny was sold ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A rare experimental glass penny made during World War II has netted a pretty penny at auction — selling for $70,500. Heritage Auctions announced Friday that the penny was ...