See a list of the top 10 most valuable U.S. wheat pennies of 2024, including the 1944 Steel Wheat Penny and 1943 Copper Wheat Penny.

In 2016, one of these pennies sold at auction for $282,000. 5. 1909 VDB Matte Proof Lincoln Penny — $258,000 Older coins tend to be worth more the longer they are around.

The most valuable pennies, which are rare but possibly still in circulation, are 1943 copper Lincoln wheat pennies, a few of which were produced accidentally as the U.S. mints were supposed to use ...

The most valuable U.S. coin ever, a $20 gold piece, a 1933 "Double Eagle" coin, sold for $18.9 million at auction in 2021. The most valuable pennies, which are rare but possibly still in ...

But a few bronze planchets, a blank coin with no design, may have been left behind, resulting in extremely rare and valuable 1943-S bronze pennies. In 2016, one of these pennies sold at auction ...