1943 Lincoln Wheat Penny Worth Up to $100,000 – Check If You Own One
1943 Lincoln Wheat Penny : One copper coin is sitting in 1943, and it might be in your piggy bank today. Few people are aware they may be sitting on a fortune when they throw pennies into jars and drawers. Something strange occurred at the U.S. Mint during World War II that resulted in what would become one of America’s most valuable coins. Copper was urgently required for war uses – shell casings, communications devices, and other war-related needs. The government took a historic step to change penny manufacture from copper to zinc-coated steel for 1943. These “steelies” looked silvery and were vastly different from the old copper cents Americans had grown accustomed to. But in … Read more