Valuable Pennies

Below you will find a list of valuable pennies including rare pennies as well as error coins. But first I want to tell you about some pennies that are not really valuable pennies yet, but have a good potential to become valuable over time.

Whether or not you decide to collect pennies, you should watch out for these coins as you are looking through your change.

These pennies are worth more than face value already and have a potential to increase in value over time as they become more rare.

• All Wheat Pennies. They are all worth at least three times face value unless they are heavily damaged or just plain worn totally out.
• Pennies Dated Before 1982. In mid-1982, the composition was changed to 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper. Previous issues were 95% copper. The composition was changed because the 95% copper coins contained more than a cents worth of copper making them too expensive to produce.

OK, check the list below: Who knows, you might find have some valuable pennies that are worth several hundred dollars or maybe even several thousand dollars.

Lincoln Cents

• Valuable Lincoln Memorial Cents - (1959-2008)
• Rare Wheat Pennies - (1909-1958)

INDIAN HEAD TYPE 1859 - 1909

• 1860 Pointed bust
• 1861
• 1864
• 1864 L must show
• 1867
• 1869 over 9 (the 9 is doubled on some varieties)
• 1869
• 1870
• 1871
• 1872
• 1873 Doubled LIBERTY
• 1873 Open 3
• 1876
• 1877
• 1878
• 1888 over 7
• 1894 Doubled date
• 1908S
• 1909S

Flying Eagle Cents (1856-1858) - Keydates

Large Cents (1793-1857) - Keydates

FLOWING HAIR, CHAIN TYPE REVERSE, 1793

All are considered rare and valuable pennies.

FLOWING HAIR, WREATH TYPE REVERSE, 1793

• 1793 Vine and bars edge
• 1793 Lettered edge
• 1794 Strawberry leaf: only 4 known to exist

LIBERTY CAP TYPE 1793-1796

• 1793 Liberty Cap
• 1794 with the "Head of 1793"
• 1794 Stars on reverse
• 1795 Reeded edge - only 4 are known to exist
• 1795 Jefferson Head, Plain edge - this is not a regular mint issue coin
• 1795 Jefferson Head, Lettered edge - only 3 known - this is not a regular mint issue coin

DRAPED BUST TYPE 1796 - 1807

• 1796 LIHERTY error
• 1796 Stemless reverse
• 1799 9 over 8
• 1799 Normal date
• 1801 3 errors: IINITED (United misprinted), 1/000 on reverse (should be 1/100), one stem
• 1803 Large date, small fraction
• 1804 With normal or broken dies
• 1804 Unofficial restrike of 1860 - uncirculated
• 1807 Small 7 over 6, blunt 1

CLASSIC HEAD TYPE 1808 - 1814

• 1809
• 1811 Last 1 over 0
• 1813

CORONET TYPE 1816-1857

• Matron Head
• 1817, 15 stars
• 1821
• 1823
• 1823 Unofficial restrike from broken obverse die
• 1826, 6 over 5
• 1830 Medium letters
• 1834 Large 8 and stars, medium letters
• Young Head
• 1839 9 over 6, plain cords
• 1843 Petite head, large letters
• 1844 over 81 (error)
• 1847, 7 over small 7
• 1851 over 81 (error)
• 1857 Large and Small date

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