Your Loose Change Worth Thousands? Missouri’s Rare Penny Find

When I was a kid, my dad offered to help me collect stamps or coins and I chose stamps. That was a dumb decision because there are some pennies that are in circulation in Missouri that could be worth millions if your fortunate enough to find one.

This is both an easy and hard coin to find. I'll explain. There were a billion 1943 wheat pennies minted so they're easy to find. What is not easy to find is a 1943 copper wheat penny. US Coins Guide tells the story of how there was a mistake during the first minting of the 1943 wheat pennies where left over copper was used instead of the steel used for the billions.

If you find a 1943 wheat penny with an unusual shine, you might be ready to cash in. US Coins Guide says this about these rare gems in the penny world:

"The value of 1943 copper wheat pennies ranges from about $85,000 and up!"

This is why you want to check any pennies you find in Missouri. It was only a few years ago that one of these copper wheat pennies sold for $204,000 at auction!

There are many other types of rare coins that are still in circulation, but this is the one I love to share because it's so easy to look for and isn't complicated to authenticate. You just never know when you might find a diamond in the rough.