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This penny somehow missed the 1944 transition from steel-coated zinc to copper, and it’s worth a fortune as a result. Just two copies of the San Francisco-minted version remain.
It was the last $10 gold coin circulated in 1933, when President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the U.S. Mint to stop making them. 1932-D Washington Quarter Auction Record: $143,750 ( April 2008 )
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).
This table represents the mintage figures of circulating coins produced by the United States Mint since 1887. This list does not include formerly-circulating gold coins, commemorative coins, or bullion coins.
1795–1933 $25 American Gold Eagle 27 mm 17.5 g 1986–present $50 American Platinum Eagle 27 mm 15.6 g 1997–present Large Cent 28 mm 10.89 g 1793–1857 Half Dollar (Clad) 30.61 mm 11.34 g 1971–present Half Dollar (40% Ag) 30.6 mm 11.5 g 1965–1970, 1976(S) Half Dollar 30.6 mm 12.5 g 1796–1964 $50 American Gold Eagle 32.7 mm 31.1 g ...
Today, it’s valued at about $2.3 million in mint uncirculated condition. But you don’t need to go back 80 years to find pennies worth a lot of money . One from 1983 recently sold for a record ...
No nickels minted during 1932 and 1933. Production resumes 1934 D 7,480,000 1935 (P) 58,264,000 D 12,092,000 S 10,300,000 1936 (P) 119,001,420 Highest mintage of the series D 24,814,000 Includes the rare "3 and 1/2 Legs" variety S 14,930,000 1937 (P) 79,485,769 Second-highest mintage of the series D 17,826,000 Includes the rare "3 Legs" variety S
What makes a penny worth more than its face value comes down to a few factors, including rarity, errors, the year it was manufactured and materials used. ... USA TODAY. Michigan Court declines to ...