1955 Penny
Lady1977
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Does anyone know if my penny is worth anything.
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Lady1977
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Howdy and welcome-
You will likely get a bunch of snarky and/or goofing around comments that will respond with "Yes" or "One cent". Both of these types of comments will be correct, but the coin likely has a value of two or three cents. It is a cool find, but I have to ask you what you think it might be worth and why you might think it would be worth your time to register on the site, take images and then post the question.
You could have absolutely legitimate reasons for taking these steps, but I am just curious.
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Yes. One cent.
The costs associated with selling very low value items such as this cent will exceed the amount realized. You would probably be better off just spending it.
You are very very unlikely to find valuable coin from change
Wheat cents are worth a minimum of 2-3 cents each. Also there is the "poor man's" version of the 55 double die.
Right - because it is a wheat cent 2-3¢
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Wanna bet ?
Yes.
A student finds a 1943 copper cent in his change, it could be a very valuable discovery, as in 1943, pennies were primarily made of steel due to World War II, making a copper 1943 cent extremely rare and considered a significant error coin, potentially worth a large sum of money if authenticated; this is often referred to as the "Don Lutes Jr." story, where a high school student found a 1943 copper penny in his lunch money.
Question ?
If a coin is found in a change counter, count as pocket change? Not the reject slot. (Key words, in a.)
Maybe some people just need to get out more.
Got an extra cigarette ?
What ?
Throwing your change in a jar is not collecting.
If the mark on the coin is a dye as you assume, then thos may be a a csae of D. If decidevto send it ro a TPG, it might just come back as a circulated DETAILS coin with a cost of over $40. I would just put it in an album or folder.
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Think of the jar like this, it's an easy , on the spot, way to save an interesting looking coin. You think to yourself, I'll get to sooner or later, but, most likely, this will never happen. Unless.......
Sooner or later just came into play.
Here's one looking close, but, only in horseshoes does it count.
Someone needs a hobby.
Hey Lady,..........."Welcome to the sand box".
"Jarheads do it with integerty".
Early S mint generally have more value, 1909, 10, 11, 12, 13. The really sought after coins are 1909-S, 1909-S VDB, 1914-D, 1922-D, 1922 "plain", also 1924-D, 1931-S.
Take a look at the PCGS price guide, specifically the first price column under "4". Anything that has a higher list value than 2 or 3 are the better coins.
https://www.pcgs.com/prices/detail/lincoln-cent-wheat-reverse/46/most-active
If you keep a jar of copper cents, this is one to just put in there.
Collector, occasional seller
More people have been struck by lighting than those who have found a 1943 bronze cent in change. Yes, people do get lucking with from circulation finds, but these days is more likely to be a doubled die variety which is not that obvious.
Most people get started by filling albums of coins. That's how I started when I was 10. Now I'm advanced enough to have the album in my head.
Here is "the king of the Lincoln cents" for some people, the 1909-S-VDB. I bought this one about 40 years ago.
About the same amount of people get struck by lightning every single day as how many 1943 bronze cents were found in pocket change ever.
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