5 Copper Coins Worth a Lot of Money



1943 Wheat Penny (Bronze Cent Strike)

1943 Lincoln Wheat Penny Bronze/Copper Coin Value Prices, Photos & Info

The CoinValue website calls this the “rarest and most valuable wheat penny with an error.” It holds the record for the most expensive sale among wheat pennies at $1.7 million, though it is valued at $2.3 million in uncirculated mint condition. Most can be bought and sold for anywhere from $14,000 to $300,000.