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Most Valuable Coins. This most valuable coin list is dynamic and is based upon the few thousand or so United States coins found in our ever growing database (updated: 2021). As of now our database consists almost entirely of coins from 1880s-2021, as we wanted to focus mostly on coins that were readily accessible and possibly still in circulation. 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.
You have come to the right place if you need accurate and up to date value information about coins. Our coin value guide has pictures and prices for thousands of rare U.S. coins. Not only can you get history and auction data about your coin, you can also work directly with any of our coin experts to get straight answers on what your coins are really worth, if they should be graded, and if an auction is the right place to sell them for as much money as possible.
We are here to answer any and all questions. While we do buy a single rare coin or an entire collection, we may not always be the best person to sell to. In a situation where we feel like there might be a better or more logical buyer, we can refer that person to you free of charge. We are in the business of buying and selling coins because we have a passion for coins and the history they represent. Please give us a chance to share our knowledge with you.
And while you are visiting our coin website, please view the video below to learn a little bit more about Stacks Bowers Coin Auctions. They are the oldest coin and currency auction firm in The United States. Many of the coin images on our website are from Stack's extensive archive of tens of thousands of rare coins they have sold in past auctions.
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.
Rare Pennies To Look For
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
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
1856 - only about 1,500 are knownLarge 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
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- 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
My Recommendation!
1941 Penny Worth Millions
Amazon makes a great e-reader called the Kindle Fire. They also make other e-readers, but I personally own a Kindle Fire and I love it!You can also get a variety of Books about Coins for the e-readers.
It is a great way to take all of your coin books with you where ever you go. Tonight's powerball drawing results.
Rare Pennies Dates
I love my Kindle Fire ! I highly recommend them to everyone!
It is so nice to be able to check out information or statistics on any coin I happen to see at anytime I want to without carrying a car load of books everywhere I go. Now all I have to do is turn on my Kindle Fire and choose the book I want and refresh my memory about any coin or its worth.
Return From Valuable Pennies to Lincoln Cents.
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Most Valuable Coins. This most valuable coin list is dynamic and is based upon the few thousand or so United States coins found in our ever growing database (updated: 2021). As of now our database consists almost entirely of coins from 1880s-2021, as we wanted to focus mostly on coins that were readily accessible and possibly still in circulation. 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.
You have come to the right place if you need accurate and up to date value information about coins. Our coin value guide has pictures and prices for thousands of rare U.S. coins. Not only can you get history and auction data about your coin, you can also work directly with any of our coin experts to get straight answers on what your coins are really worth, if they should be graded, and if an auction is the right place to sell them for as much money as possible.
We are here to answer any and all questions. While we do buy a single rare coin or an entire collection, we may not always be the best person to sell to. In a situation where we feel like there might be a better or more logical buyer, we can refer that person to you free of charge. We are in the business of buying and selling coins because we have a passion for coins and the history they represent. Please give us a chance to share our knowledge with you.
And while you are visiting our coin website, please view the video below to learn a little bit more about Stacks Bowers Coin Auctions. They are the oldest coin and currency auction firm in The United States. Many of the coin images on our website are from Stack's extensive archive of tens of thousands of rare coins they have sold in past auctions.
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.
Rare Pennies To Look For
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
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
1856 - only about 1,500 are knownLarge 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
My Recommendation!
1941 Penny Worth Millions
Amazon makes a great e-reader called the Kindle Fire. They also make other e-readers, but I personally own a Kindle Fire and I love it!You can also get a variety of Books about Coins for the e-readers.
It is a great way to take all of your coin books with you where ever you go. Tonight's powerball drawing results.
Rare Pennies Dates
I love my Kindle Fire ! I highly recommend them to everyone!
It is so nice to be able to check out information or statistics on any coin I happen to see at anytime I want to without carrying a car load of books everywhere I go. Now all I have to do is turn on my Kindle Fire and choose the book I want and refresh my memory about any coin or its worth.
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