What makes a 1969 penny valuable?

Remember, the proof coins never circulated. Only some Mint officials and some coin collectors got the pennies. So, expect the 1969 pennies from the San Francisco mint to have a high rarity and price today. Most people find the coin worth keeping because of its high copper value.

What makes a 1969 D penny so valuable?

Below the year 1969 on the right hand side, it also features the letter "D", which means it was minted in Denver. This is what makes the coin different to the Lincoln Memorial and Wheat coins, which were both minted in Philadelphia. These coins recently sold for $325 and $1,801 respectively, but they bear no mintmark.

What is the 1969 D penny error?

In the book Cherrypickers' Guide-fifth edition it is listed as a variety "Missing Designer's Initials". It has a FS-01-1969-D-901 number. The authors maintain that during die polishing the initials were completely polished away. Other people feel that the die was filled with grease or some form of dirt.

What does a 1969 double die penny look like?

A true 1969-S Doubled Die Obverse cent will have strong and prominent doubling on the date. The doubling appears on a south-east direction and is more prominent on the date, the word LIBERTY, and the words IN GOD WE TRUST. Any discovery of a 1969-S Doubled Die Obverse cent is big news in the coin hobby.

How much is a 1969 D floating roof penny worth?

There are floating roof pennies that only sell between $1 and $3.

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Are all 1969 D pennies valuable?

This section is more of a layman's guide, for those new to collecting. In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around 1 cent, one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $12 at auction.

What is the rarest penny year?

A penny from 1909 was the star of the show. It is, in fact, considered one of the rarest and most highly valued pennies in existence, made to celebrate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth and inscribed with the initials of its designer, Victor D. Brenner. It sold for $365,000.

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What year penny is worth $1000000?

Simpson, co-chairman of the Texas Rangers baseball club, paid $1 million for the finest known 1943-S Lincoln Wheat cent on a bronze planchet. All 1943 Lincoln cents were supposed to be made of steel planchets coated with zinc.

Why is a 1982 penny worth $10000?

So for the past 30 years, pennies have been made with an alloy comprised of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper, but pennies minted before 1982 are 95% copper and 5% zinc. The price of copper has more than quadrupled over the past 10 years.

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How much is a 1969 penny with a mint mark worth?

How much is a 1969 Penny worth? This section is more of a layman's guide, for those new to collecting. In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around 1 cent, one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $15 at auction.

What does it mean when a penny doesn't have a letter under the date?

If the date of a US coin is written without a mintmark, it means that the coin has no mintmark and was (usually) minted in Philadelphia. Coins without mintmarks made in Philadelphia are sometimes referred to as, for example, 1927-P, even though there may be no mintmark on the coin.

What does it mean when there is no letter on a penny?

Mint has used none, one, or two letters to indicate the mint facility that produced the coin. The location of the mint mark will vary depending upon the type of coin.

What's the value of a 1969's?

USA Coin Book Estimated Value of 1969-S Lincoln Memorial Penny is Worth $0.56 or more in Uncirculated (MS+) Mint Condition. Proof coins can be worth $1.13 or more.

What's special about the 2009 penny?

In 2009, the U.S. Mint made four special penny designs to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday. It was also the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln penny, which the Mint first made in 1909. The image of Lincoln remained on the obverse (heads) of all four cents in the new program.

What's special about the 1999 penny?

It's from 1999 and could be worth $4,500 thanks to a little-known error on it. What you want to look for is a 1999 penny with no mint mark, which means no letter under the year on the heads side.

Why is a 1982 D penny rare?

The Mint switched over from striking copper-alloy to copper-plated zinc planchets sometime in mid-1982 as a cost saving measure – the copper-alloy planchets were too expensive to strike and the Mint was losing money.

What year is the lucky penny?

NATIONAL LUCKY PENNY DAY HISTORY

Benjamin Franklin designed the first American penny in 1787 known as the Fugio cent. Visitors to the Ben Franklins grave in Philadelphia leave one-cent pieces there for good luck.

Why is 1977 penny worth so much?

The San Francisco mint produced only proof pennies in 1977. Their number was limited to 3,251,152 pieces, making their price high in some cases.

What penny is worth $50000?

The 1959-D wheat penny is one of the most controversial mule coins ever. It's worth $50,000!

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