The 1943 steel penny remains one of the most famous coins in U.S. numismatic history. With copper required for World War II military equipment, the United States Mint experimented with alternative ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A rare 1943 copper penny is expected to be ...

That cluttered junk drawer or old coffee can of change could be hiding a serious payday. Rare pennies from the 1940s, early ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Don Lutes Jr. kept the 1943 copper penny he ...

After a rare 1943 penny sold for more than $200,000, people are reaching out to see if their coins are worth anything. Valeria and her mother Judy reached out to ABC13 consumer reporter Chelsey ...

An extremely rare 1943 copper Lincoln penny and an equally elusive 1944 steel Lincoln penny. Professional Coin Grading Service certifications for both coins. A Professional Numismatists Guild ...

No need to pinch pennies when it comes to this coin. When Don Lutes Jr. was just 16 years old, he discovered a rare Lincoln penny among his lunch money change while getting food at his Massachusetts ...

ORLANDO (CBSMiami/CNN) -- A rare penny that was found in a teen's cafeteria change in 1947 was auctioned off Thursday in Florida for a pretty penny. The coin, mistakenly minted in copper in 1943, ...

Don Lutes Jr. kept the 1943 copper penny he stumbled upon in his high school cafeteria seven decades ago in a safe behind a wall in his Massachusetts home. All US pennies were supposed to be made of ...