All pennies are worth money. At least one cent. But what are pennies worth money that are truly valuable ones? In bulk, copper pennies (made of 95% pure copper) are worth well over their face value. That makes copper pennies an ideal copper investment when buying by the pound or ton.

Wheat pennies/cents are also valuable and are increasing becoming a huge collectors item.

You can search pennies for valuable pennies. Buy copper pennies directly through us for finding valuable coins because our copper pennies are unsearched. However, you may be looking for information individual pennies, or cents. In that case, pennies worth money are more about rarity and errors.

Rare pennies worth money

The rarest and most valuable penny to date of this post is the 1943 San Francisco mint copper penny. This penny sold for over 1 million dollars (read more here about: 1943 Pennies) and is one of the highest auction sales every for a one cent coin.

The rarity is because 1943 pennies were minted out of steel, not copper. Therefore, this was most likely a leftover planchet in the minting machinery from 1942.

Errors pennies worth money are also very profitable and fun. Some error coins that are worth money can be lower dollar like blanks and mis-stamps. While others could hold serious value.

A very important step to learning about pennies worth money is to have a reliable guide and good information. In addition, a support system of other penny/cent enthusiasts is also very helpful. It would be beneficial to visit this incredibly great website shown below called the Lincoln Cent Resource:
 
 

If you are looking for a resource for individual penny value of pennies worth money then we recommend The Lincoln Cent Resource as a guide.

You can also check out more information on pennies worth money in our Coin Value Guide section: Penny/Cent Values