During World War II, the U.S. Mint switched to zinc-coated steel pennies to conserve copper for military use. However, a small number of 1943 pennies were mistakenly struck in copper, making them ...

If you’re like most of us, you don’t assume your coins will be worth a lot of money. At least, not more than 25 cents. But because coins have been minted in this nation for a long time, and because ...

The 1943 penny errors represent some of the most fascinating and valuable mistakes in American numismatics. During World War II, the U.S. Mint switched from copper to ...

The 1943 steel penny remains one of the most famous coins in U.S. numismatic history. With copper required for World War II military equipment, the United States Mint experimented with alternative ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Don Lutes Jr. kept the 1943 copper penny he ...

After a rare 1943 penny sold for more than $200,000, people are reaching out to see if their coins are worth anything. Valeria and her mother Judy reached out to ABC13 consumer reporter Chelsey ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A rare 1943 copper penny is expected to be ...

The penny scavenger hunt: how to spot the rare coins selling for up to $800,000.