Pennies That Can Fetch You A Lot More Money Than Their Face Value

1943 Bronze Lincoln Penny Front

Even though the coin in the photo is not in mint condition, it does have a special distinction. After all, the U.S. Mint admitted that certain pennies had been minted in bronze by mistake that year! This was the fate of several Lincoln pennies created in 1943. Only ten to fifteen bronze coins are believed to exist.

1943 Bronze Lincoln Penny Front

1943 Bronze Lincoln Penny Back

In 1947, a teenage boy found one of these bronze coins among the change he received from his school cafeteria. In January 2019, this coin went for $204,000 at a Heritage Auctions event in Florida. Another one of these coins surfaced in January 2013. Stack Bowers Galleries sold that one for $164,000.

1943 Bronze Lincoln Penny Front Back