Top 10 Rare Penny Errors
💡 Not every penny is just one cent. Some rare mint errors and varieties have turned ordinary change into coins worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
If you’ve got jars of pennies lying around, now’s the time to look closely. 👀 Here’s a countdown of the Top 10 most valuable Lincoln cent errors that collectors are desperately searching for.
🔟 1999 Wide AM – ~$500
📌 What to Look For: On the reverse, the letters A and M in AMERICA are spaced apart instead of touching.
9️⃣ 1992 Close AM – ~$1,000
📌 What to Look For: On rare 1992 cents, the A and M in AMERICA are touching (instead of spaced).
8️⃣ 1922 “No D” Mintmark – $1,500–$2,000
📌 What to Look For: All 1922 cents were struck in Denver. If your penny has no “D” mintmark, it’s rare and valuable.
7️⃣ 1955 Double Die Obverse – $2,000–$4,000
📌 What to Look For: Strong doubling on the date, LIBERTY, and IN GOD WE TRUST.
6️⃣ 1969-S Double Die Obverse – $30,000–$50,000
📌 What to Look For: Dramatic doubling on 1969, LIBERTY, and IN GOD WE TRUST.
5️⃣ 1999 Mule Error – $75,000–$100,000
📌 What to Look For: The reverse shows faint extra letters stamped near UNITED.
4️⃣ 2001-D Mule Error – $114,000
📌 What to Look For: The obverse is a normal penny, but the reverse has a dime design.
3️⃣ 1944 Steel Penny – $150,000+
📌 What to Look For: A silver-colored steel penny dated 1944. (Steel cents were only struck in 1943, making 1944 steels very rare.)
2️⃣ 1958 Double Die Wheat Penny – $336,000
📌 What to Look For: Bold doubling on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST, with light doubling on the date.
🥇 1943 Bronze Penny – $500,000+
📌 What to Look For: A bronze (copper) penny dated 1943. These were supposed to be struck in steel — making bronze versions extremely rare and valuable.
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