Most people toss a penny without a second glance. Yet sitting inside old coin jars, forgotten desk drawers, and inherited collections, there may be a one-cent piece that collectors and auction houses ...

For a Lincoln cent, however, the 1943 copper penny is extremely valuable, with circulated examples selling at auction in the past two years bringing between $240,000 and $336,000. Its auction prices ...

If you’re like most of us, you don’t assume your coins will be worth a lot of money. At least, not more than 25 cents. But because coins have been minted in this nation for a long time, and because ...