The Lincoln Wheat Penny Worth $880k: In the interesting world of collecting coins, the Lincoln Wheat Penny is a stunning illustration of the way everyday things can be full of extraordinary value. While the rest of us tend to consider pennies the smallest thing in our wallets, hardly worth stooping to retrieve from the sidewalk, … Read more
As far as this far-off coin collection goes, those pennies rusting in your jar might actually be worth something. Really worth something. In what must have coin collectors scrambling through their collections and the average American rummaging in the depths of their couches, a few rare Bicentennial quarters have fetched sums too outrageous to ignore. … Read more
Lifting the old coffee can from my grandfather’s cluttered garage shelf revealed its surprising weight. Inside were dull copper and silver discs that caught the afternoon light streaming through a dusty window. “Just some old coins I’ve been saving,” he shrugged, but there was something about a wheat penny with an unusual tone that caught … Read more