I spent much of my childhood looking for the famous 1943 steel penny. This was when they were using other metals for war production, so for one year they actually made steel pennies. I never found ...

This penny somehow missed the 1944 transition from steel-coated zinc to copper, and it’s worth a fortune as a result. Just two copies of the San Francisco-minted version remain. Circulating ...

These are fakes, and the plating often appears uneven or can wear off in places, exposing the steel underneath. If you have a non-magnetic 1943 penny that looks copper, it could be a rare and valu ...

Today, wheat pennies are considered the most commonly collected U.S. coins, which makes them worth at least a few cents to a ...