Despite all the pennies being minted in steel in 1943, there were some that were accidentally made out of copper. That’s right! The high value of these pennies has little to do with their age. It is all about the material. Due to a minting error, we now have copper pennies in circulation are worth much more than one cent.

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At this point in our story have you checked your coin jar? This Lucky Penny sure has created a stir with our fans. If you find the lucky penny, let us at DoYouRemember know! We would be happy to hold on to it for you. *wink*

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Are you or anyone you know a true numismatist? Pass this story along to find out who gets lucky with the 1943 copper coin!

For a true numismatist, every coin, pennies included have some value. Quarters, dimes down to a penny have a story to tell. Most importantly, the period it was minted in. If you are one of these coin collectors, you must know the value some of these old pennies, posses. Some people discard a penny without a second thought. Numismatists know that there are some rare and valuable coins in circulation that could be worth a lot of money!

A penny in circulation worth more than $1 Million!

Knowing that a penny has the potential to be worth hundreds of dollars even possibly 1 million, are you checking your couch cushions? If the rare 1943 Lincoln penny is under your couch pillow, you are literally sitting on a gold mine worth a whopping $1,700,000.00! Press Play Below For Full Story

In the year 1943, pennies that were normally made out of 95% copper were changed to be made out of steel! The government channeled all the copper from these negligible currencies to the war effort.