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1932-D Lincoln (Wheat) Penny — Auction Record: $25,200 (February 2021) 1940s 1940-D 5C, FS (Regular Strike) Jefferson Five Cents — Auction Record: $21,737.50
If the mintage is lower in a particular year, this will only help increase the value. Examples of low mintage years include, but are not limited to, 1931, 1933, 1939 and 1955.
In the case of silver quarters minted between 1960 and 1964, they might be worth $10 or more because of the silver contained within the coins. Some silver quarters from 1965 are worth thousands ...
The 97 percent copper, 0.5 percent tin, 2.5 percent zinc alloy was used again for the 1960s pennies. [31] Finally, there was an issue of proof quality coins dated 1970 for collectors, to bid farewell to a denomination which had served the country well for 1200 years.
The penny, also known as the cent, is a coin in the United States representing one-hundredth of a dollar.It has been the lowest face-value physical unit of U.S. currency since the abolition of the half-cent in 1857 (the abstract mill, which has never been minted, equal to a tenth of a cent, continues to see limited use in the fields of taxation and finance).
Matron Head large cent, 1816–1839 (Copper except as noted) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1816 (P) 2,820,982 1817 (P) 3,948,400 (P) 5 Proof 1818
Here are six coins from the 1970s worth a lot of money, according to the LoveToKnow website. Values are based on auction sales from previous years and might be even higher in the 2025 market.
Wartime cent, 1944–1946 (Brass except as noted) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1944 (P) 1,435,000,000 (P) >27 Zinc-plated Steel. 27 known. D 430,578,000 D ^ D over S D