![Find a Wheat Penny in Missouri? It Could Be Worth 200,000 Bucks](http://townsquare.media/site/463/files/2023/04/attachment-missouri-wheat-penny-millions.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Find a Wheat Penny in Missouri? It Could Be Worth 200,000 Bucks
When I was a kid, my dad started me collecting coins and stamps. I wish I had stuck with that as there is a wheat penny you could potentially find in Missouri that could be worth thousands - maybe even up to 200,000 bucks.
![100.9 The Eagle, The Tri-States' Classic Rock Station logo](https://townsquare.media/site/987/files/2021/05/512-17.jpg?w=100)
Go Banking Rates shared an interesting article about several wheat pennies that have skyrocketed in value. What is a wheat penny you ask? Merriam-Webster defines it as a coin that was minted in the United States between 1909 and 1958. There's a Lincoln head on one side and wheat stalks on the other.
What wheat pennies are rare?
SD Bullion lists a number of wheat pennies you need to look out for if you collect in Missouri:
1944 Steel wheat penny - Valued between $77,000 and $100,000 depending on condition. Only 30 are known to exist where steel remained in machines from previous years before copper was reinstated after the war.
1943 Copper wheat penny - Steel was used in pennies due to copper being needed for the war effort, but a few got minted with copper and they're worth between $60,000 and $80,000 if graded in mint condition.
What about the wheat penny worth $200,000?
One wheat penny sold for over $200,000 and it was the 1943 Lincoln Cent (Wheat Reverse) AU58.
What's the most valuable wheat penny in existence?
SD Bullion says it's the 1943-D Bronze Wheat Penny MS64BN which sold for $800,000 in 2021. Wow.
Coin Collecting has even more wheat pennies to look out for that are valued at up to $2,000,000 if you happen upon the right one.
Yes, my dad was right again. I should have stuck with coin collecting. (*sigh*)
LOOK: Here are 25 ways you could start saving money today
More From 100.9 The Eagle, The Tri-States' Classic Rock Station
![Cost of Living in Missouri? There’s Good News & Bad News](http://townsquare.media/site/463/files/2024/07/attachment-missouri-low-cost-of-living.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![See the 25 Richest Cities in Missouri Including a New Number One](http://townsquare.media/site/463/files/2024/06/attachment-richest-cities-in-missouri.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New Ranking Shows Tax Burden in Illinois Greater than California?](http://townsquare.media/site/463/files/2024/04/attachment-illinois-taxes-worse-than-california.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Missouri’s Poorest County is Much Richer Than You Think](http://townsquare.media/site/463/files/2024/04/attachment-missouri-poorest-county.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![The Poorest County in Illinois Really Should Be in Kentucky](http://townsquare.media/site/463/files/2024/04/attachment-illinois-poorest-county.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Find New Quarters in Missouri with These Errors and Get Big Bucks](http://townsquare.media/site/463/files/2024/04/attachment-missouri-quarter-errors.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Unbelievable Amount You Need to Retire ‘Comfortably’ in Missouri](http://townsquare.media/site/463/files/2024/04/attachment-missouri-retirement-comfortably.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Missouri’s Richest Woman Now Worth 6 Times More than Taylor Swift](http://townsquare.media/site/463/files/2024/03/attachment-richest-missouri-woman13-times-more-wealthy-than-taylor-swift.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Missouri’s 2nd Richest City for 2024 is Very France](http://townsquare.media/site/463/files/2024/03/attachment-missouri-2nd-richest-city-for-2024.jpg?w=980&q=75)