If You Have Any Of These Pennies, You Can Retire

1804 Silver Dollar Class I – $4.1 million

The 1804 Silver Dollar is called the “King of Coins,” and it is the class I sold for about $4.1 million.

1922-D Lincoln, No D, Strong Reverse, Die Pair 2 – $63,000

This coin is 3.11 grams and made of copper, tin, and zinc. 

The fresh head die explains why this coin’s image is sharper on the back than the front. The Die Pair II was the “true” version. It sold for $63,000 in Baltimore in 2018.

1873 Indian Head Penny – $12,650

This Indian penny was designed in two different patterns. It’s unique because there’s a gap in the ‘3’ in the year ‘1873’. A wide gap is called an “Open 3.” If not, it’s a “Closed 3”.

This 3.11-gram coin, made of copper, tin, and zinc, sold for $12,650.

1907 Golden Eagle Wire Edge – $2.8 million

The Ten-Dollar Liberty Head Gold Eagle was minted between 1838 and 1907. It is one of the most used coins in US history. 

One coin was sold at auction in 2017.

1793 Flowing Hair Liberty Cap Large Cent Penny – $19,950

This cent with Miss Liberty has multiple subtypes. The Liberty Cap Cent was type III, issued in late 1793. The cap was a tribute to the American Revolution.

The official weight was 13.48 grams, but it was reduced to about 11 grams. This coin was sold on eBay for $19,950.

2007 C$1M Coin – $4.1 million

This coin is worth as much as it is significant. The 2007 C$1M coin is made of 99.999% pure gold and is one of the most symbolic coins ever made.

It sold for $4.1 million despite only having a face value of $1 million. 1969 S Lincoln Penny Doubled Die Obverse – $126,500

This penny is made of copper and zinc and minted in San Francisco. The double image on this coin may be due to an improperly prepared die. In 1970, people started forging this coin to make money.

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The government destroyed five coins to avoid consequences. In January 2008, an uncirculated double-die obverse penny was sold for $126,500.

1913 Liberty Head Nickel – $4.5 million

The 1913 Liberty Head Nickel is one of the most valuable coins in the world. The price is high because only five coins were made, and the rest were destroyed. Some say there might be a sixth, but nothing is confirmed.

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The best 1913 Liberty Nickel was valued at $5 million and sold for that price in 2007. In 2018, the club was sold for $4.56 million.

1933 Double Eagle – $7.6 million

The 1933 Double Eagle is a valuable coin to invest in, but it is not easy to own. It’s almost illegal to own it.

Secondly, the coin is said to bring bad luck to those who own it. These coins weren’t made to be circulated but were somehow released. Only a few survived the years that followed.

1926-S Lincoln Penny – $149,500

They were minted in San Francisco. Fewer coins were made that year for unknown reasons. The coins from 1926 were poorly detailed on both sides because the dies were used a lot. 

This coin was found in excellent condition and sold in January 2006 in Orlando. Heritage Auctions made $149,500 from it.

1864 Indian Head Penny With ‘L’ on the Ribbon – $161,000

In 1864, the government changed the coin from copper-nickel to bronze, which made it contain copper, tin, and zinc. They added an ‘L’ to the Ribbon of the Lady Liberty.

Heritage Auctions sold this 3.11-gram coin in October 2011. It was worth $161,000.

1914-D Lincoln Penny – $158,625

These pennies were used a lot, so they didn’t survive well. Those that survived are not in good condition. Some collectors even faked these coins by altering the 1944 D Lincoln Pennies.

1914 D cents have smaller mintmarks, and the gap between nine and four is easy to spot. In May 2018, an uncirculated penny made $158,625. This 3.11-gram coin is made of copper, tin, and zinc.

1872 Indian Head Penny – $126,500

Another bronze coin, weighing about 3.11 grams, was sold in Milwaukee in August 2007. This completely red coin is rare and the lowest-minted in the Indian Head series.

These coins are rare and in poor condition. This penny, minted recently, was in excellent condition and sold for $126,500 to Heritage Auctions.

1943 Bronze Lincoln Penny – $204,000

This 3.11-gram copper-red coin is an example of a widespread coin mistake. It is made of copper, tin, and zinc. These pennies were made in bronze in 1943. In 1947, a student found this coin in his pocket.

Heritage Auctions sold this coin for the first time in January 2019. In 2013, Stack Bowers Galleries sold another bronze coin for $164,500.

1795 Reeded Edge Cent – $1.26 million

One of the rarest and most crucial extensive cent varieties, the 1785 Reeded Edge is rare because of its condition. Only seven are known to survive, all in poor condition. The best is a VG10 coin graded by PCGS.

2008, this was the first large cent to sell for over a million dollars. Because these coins were experimental, only seven were left.

1943-D Lincoln Bronze Penny – $1,700,000

This coin was made from bronze, not zinc-plated silver. This is the only known example from the Denver Mint. However, around twenty coins were found in each mint.

This Denver coin, made from copper and tin and weighing 3.11 grams, was sold to Legend Numismatics in New Jersey in 2010 for $1,700,000.