Can a penny in your pocket bring riches?

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Probably not. It's a billion to one chance a valuable rare penny is lurking in your pocket, purse or coin jar but it's possible. The penny has received increased interest since production ceased in 2025. I saw a coin expert on a news program discussing the two most valuable pennies. A 1969 "mistake" coin where words and year are blurred double stamped. The government recalled the pennies and destroyed them. Yet about 100 remained in circulation. The value: $600,000! In 1943, copper was needed for the war effort and switched to steel for the duration Some 1943 copper pennies were minted. The value: $200,000. I've always saved old wheat pennies. Not a lot. A filled bank roll. Encouraged, I checked them all and no luck. The closest I got were 1942 coins. Do have two steels. The oldest were 1910 in good condition and thought they must be worth something. The value: 61 cents. Just goes to show even if something is a century old does not make it valuable. People hoard pennies and reality is 99.9% will never have great value. You know to hold onto pre-1964 dimes, quarters and half dollars for the silver content. While unlikely these days for silver coins and wheat pennies to turn up in change but you never know. What's in your pocket?