Small cents, by the way, are 19.1 millimeter diameter pennies that have been produced by the United States Mint since 1856. Do you have any of these coins in your penny jar? It may be worth taking a look, because many of the most valuable pennies on this list were made in the 20th ...
For many collectors, pennies are the first coins they ever pursue. This is partly because the barrier to entry is very low. You can sometimes find old pennies worth money in your pocket change! And countless collectors spend a lifetime building and improving on their sets of pennies. ...
1923 halfpennies struck for circulation are considerable rarities. Only around 15,000 of them were made at the Melbourne Mint. That compares to well over a million pennies struck the previous year. The best quality example known to exist was sold in 2019 for $75,000. But this particular co...
When the 1995 doubled die penny was first discovered, the media grabbed ahold of the story and it quickly became one of the most popularerror coinsaround. Many 1995 doubled die pennies were worth more than $300 soon after this variety was first discovered — but there were also fewer known...
The 1936 Dot Coins were also the last Canadian pennies that had the reverse design from 1920. If you recall, 1920 is when the coin got smaller and adopted the split maple reverse. This design had a maple leaf on each side with ‘One Cent’ and the mintage year in between. ...
As you may know by now, most coins that come from the San Francisco Mint have an “S” mintmark. Virtually allproof 1975 Roosevelt dimeshave an “S” mintmark. In fact, of the 2,845,450 proof Roosevelt dimes made at the San Francisco Mint in 1975,only 2 of them are knownnotto ha...
Now, these banks cannot hold more than a few coins but believe us when we say they are worth a lot more than a few pennies. The earliest ones date back to 1958, and if the item is complete, with its original colors and no bends or scratches, the price can sky ...
Now, these banks cannot hold more than a few coins but believe us when we say they are worth a lot more than a few pennies. The earliest ones date back to 1958, and if the item is complete, with its original colors and no bends or scratches, the price can sky up to $2,500. Ja...
I was soexcited to find the first coins with a “2” in front of the date, and I began looking for these coins from the “new millennium” literally from the morning of January 1, 2000. I got a little head start with receiving some 2000 Lincoln pennies in Cheerios boxes during a spe...