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2. 1944-S Steel Wheat Penny — $1.1 million. This penny somehow missed the 1944 transition from steel-coated zinc to copper, and it’s worth a fortune as a result. ... coins are worth $408,000 ...
1944-D Lincoln Penny. Auction record: $115,000. This super rare penny sold for six figures because it’s only one of two dates that feature zinc-coated steel. It’s worth mentioning that the ...
Read Next: These 11 Rare Coins Sold for Over $1 Million. The $26K Coin. ... here are nine other 1-cent pieces worth a pretty penny: 1944-S Steel Wheat Penny: $1.1 million.
List of most expensive coins Price Year Type Grade Issuing country Provenance Firm Date of sale $18,900,000 1933 1933 double eagle: MS-65 CAC United States: King Farouk of Egypt: Sotheby's [1] June 8, 2021 $12,000,000 1794 Flowing Hair dollar: SP-66 CAC United States Neil, Carter Private sale [2] January 24, 2013 $9,360,000 1787 Brasher ...
The coins were originally planned in great numbers of 100 million and 250 million each of the 5 ℛ︁₰ and 10 ℛ︁₰ coins respectively. The first embossing order, which was issued in April 1940, was about 40 million × 5 ℛ︁₰ and 100 million × 10 ℛ︁₰.
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Iowa Centennial half dollar: Old Stone Capitol: Eagle 90% Ag, 10% Cu: Authorized: 100,000 (max) Uncirculated: 100,057 [1] 1946, 1996, 2046: 50¢ Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar: Booker T. Washington: Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a ...
1943 Bronze Lincoln Penny. Current estimated value in mint condition: $151,444. Auction record: $1.7 million (Denver) In 1943, the U.S. switched to zinc-coated steel to help save copper during ...
The penny, also known as the cent, is a coin in the United States representing one-hundredth of a dollar.It has been the lowest face-value physical unit of U.S. currency since the abolition of the half-cent in 1857 (the abstract mill, which has never been minted, equal to a tenth of a cent, continues to see limited use in the fields of taxation and finance).