people who find a 1983 penny that weighs over 3 grams on the right scale, may be sitting on a pile of cash. A 2023 listing on the PCGS website shows a 1983 copper penny sold for $1,140 at auction.

But there are rare instances when that pile of metal might hold a fortune ... It would have to be 1943 Lincoln Head Copper Penny, produced during World War II. During this period, the U.S ...

The most valuable pennies, which are rare but possibly still in circulation, are 1943 copper Lincoln wheat pennies, a few of ...

During World War II, the U.S. Mint switched to zinc-coated steel pennies to conserve copper for military use. However, a small number of 1943 pennies were mistakenly struck in copper ...