The Ordinary Penny That Could Be Worth $336,000
It looks like nothing more than an ordinary penny.
Worn. Forgotten. Easily overlooked.
It may have been passed through countless hands, tossed into tip jars, buried beneath loose change, or forgotten inside an old drawer. Yet somewhere, perhaps even today, a legendary 1943 Bronze Lincoln Cent could still be hiding in plain sight—waiting for someone to realize they’ve struck a fortune.
One tiny minting mistake. One extraordinary coin. And potentially $336,000 in value.
During World War II, the United States Mint made a major change to the penny. Copper was desperately needed for the war effort, so the Mint began producing 1943 cents from zinc-coated steel instead.
