What rare pennies worth money should I look for in my chart?

The most valuable rare pennies worth money include 1943-D bronze ($840,000), 1943-S bronze ($504,000), 1944-S steel ($408,000), and 1943 bronze ($372,000). Also search for doubled die varieties and proof coins.

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Complete Guide to Chart Rare Pennies Worth Money

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Welcome to the ultimate resource for collectors seeking to chart rare pennies worth money. Our comprehensive database features the most valuable Lincoln cents ever discovered, from the legendary 1943 bronze pennies worth over $800,000 to modern doubled dies commanding thousands at auction. Whether you're a seasoned numismatist or just beginning your journey into coin collecting, this detailed guide will help you identify potentially valuable pennies in your collection and understand the factors that make certain dates and varieties so sought after by collectors worldwide.

Chart of Rare Pennies Worth Money - Classical Era (1909-1958)

Rank	Year & Type	Date	Grade	Platform	Value
1	1943-D Bronze Unique	01/21	64	HA	$840,000
2	1943-S Bronze (5 known)	11/20	63	HA	$504,000
3	1944-S Steel	08/21	66	HA	$408,000
4	1943 Bronze	02/21	62	HA	$372,000
5	1958 DDO RD	03/18	64	SB	$336,000
6	1909 VDB PR RB	08/14	67	HA	$258,500
7	1944 Steel	06/21	64	HA	$180,000
8	1909-S VDB RD	04/22	67	SB	$168,000
9	1914-D RD	05/18	66	LM	$158,625
10	1926-S RD	01/06	65	HA	$149,500
11	1914 PR RD	04/08	68	HA	$126,500
12	1917 DDO RD	03/19	67	SB	$120,000
13	1944-D Steel	08/07	63	HA	$115,000
14	1955 DDO RD	03/18	65	SB	$114,000
15	1914-S RD	08/06	66	BM	$105,800
16	1922 Strong Reverse RB	01/08	64	ST	$92,000
17	1935 RD	01/25	68	HA	$84,000
18	1918 RD	07/23	68	HA	$78,000
19	1925-D RD	09/09	66	HA	$74,750
20	1923-S RD	09/19	65	LM	$67,563
21	1924-S RD	01/25	65	HA	$66,000
22	1911-D RD	08/22	67	HA	$66,000
23	1952 PR DCAM	09/21	68	LM	$64,625
24	1913-S RD	1/06	66	HA	$63,250
25	1916-D RD	02/16	67	HA	$58,750
26	1956 RD	12/22	67	HA	$57,600
27	1921 RD	05/05	68	HA	$55,200
28	1925-S RD	5/05	65	HA	$54,625
29	1910 PR RD	12/19	67	LM	$52,875
30	1933 RD	01/25	68	HA	$52,800
31	1920-S RD	1/06	65	HA	$48,875
32	1915-S RD	5/05	66	HA	$48,300
33	1910-S RD	01/25	67	HA	$48,000
34	1915-D RD	08/23	67	HA	$48,000
35	1936 DDO FS-101	01/25	67	HA	$48,000
36	1913 RD	6/08	67	BM	$47,150
37	1918-D RD	01/19	67	HA	$45,600
38	1928-S RD	04/20	66	HA	$45,600
39	1919-S RD	01/25	66	HA	$43,200
40	1927 RD	01/25	68	HA	$40,800
41	1926-D RD	03/21	66	SB	$38,400
42	1912-D RD	01/25	67	HA	$38,400
43	1931-S RD	01/25	67	HA	$38,400
44	1915 RD	05/22	67	HA	$38,400
45	1937-S RD	01/25	68	HA	$38,400
46	1924 RD	8/06	67	BM	$38,238
47	1918-S RD	8/07	65	BM	$37,950
48	1912 PR RD	02/16	66	LM	$37,600
49	1917-S RD	8/07	65	BM	$36,800
50	1913-D RD	01/25	67	HA	$36,000
51	1939 RD	01/25	68	HA	$36,000
52	1926 RD	01/25	68	HA	$36,000
53	1927-S RD	08/22	65	HA	$36,000
54	1929-S RD	01/25	67	HA	$36,000
55	1921-S RD	01/25	65	HA	$36,000
56	1916 RD	01/25	68	HA	$36,000
57	1922-D RD	01/25	66	HA	$33,600
58	1930-D RD	10/20	67	HA	$33,600
59	1930-S RD	1/04	67	HA	$33,350
60	1954 RD	01/19	67	HA	$31,200
61	1919-D RD	01/19	67	HA	$31,200
62	1920-D RD	2/07	66	HA	$31,050
63	1957 PR DCAM	09/21	68	LM	$29,375
64	1941 PR RD	11/13	67	HA	$28,200
65	1916-S RD	8/04	65	BM	$27,600
66	1911-S RD	5/07	66	HA	$27,600
67	1912-S RD	5/03	65	HA	$27,600
68	1920 BN	08/24	62	HA	$26,400
69	1947-S RD	01/25	68	HA	$26,400
70	1932-D RD	02/21	67	HA	$25,200
71	1937 PR CAM	01/19	67	LM	$24,675
72	1923 RD	01/25	68	HA	$24,000
73	1933-D RD	01/25	67	HA	$24,000
74	1935-S RD	8/07	67	BM	$23,000
75	1928 RD	01/25	68	HA	$22,800
76	1952-S RD	01/25	68	HA	$22,800
77	1911 RD	9/07	67	HA	$21,850
78	1947 RD	01/25	67	HA	$21,600
79	1931-D RD	01/25	67	HA	$21,600
80	1917-D RD	5/05	66	HA	$21,275
81	1950-D RD	01/25	68	HA	$20,400
82	1945 RD	12/22	67	HA	$20,400
83	1934-D RD	9/18	67	DL	$20,350
84	1950 PR DCAM	08/17	68	HA	$19,975
85	1924-D RD	4/06	65	HA	$19,550
86	1947-D RD	12/22	67	HA	$18,000
87	1956-D RD	12/22	67	HA	$18,000
88	1919 RD	1/19	68	HA	$18,000
89	1953-S RD	01/25	68	HA	$18,000
90	1942 PR CAM	02/14	67	HA	$17,625
91	1937-D RD	8/06	68	BM	$17,250
92	1946-S RD	12/22	67	HA	$16,800
93	1936-D RD	01/25	68	HA	$15,600
94	1951 PR DCAM	01/11	67	HA	$15,077
95	1941-S RD	01/25	68	HA	$15,000
96	1946 RD	1/06	67	HA	$14,950
97	1940 RD	8/06	68	BM	$14,950
98	1938 PR CAM	11/20	67	SB	$14,400
99	1945-D RD	01/19	68	HA	$14,400
100	1938-S RD	01/25	68	HA	$14,400

Modern Era Chart - Rare Pennies Worth Money (1959-2025)

Rank	Year & Type	Date	Grade	Platform	Value
1	1999 RD	4/06	66	HA	$138,000
2	1969-S DDO RD	01/08	64	HA	$126,500
3	1963 DCAM	01/04	70	HA	$40,250
4	1970-S Doubled Die Obverse Large Date, FS-101	08/24	66	HA	$38,400
5	1992 Close AM RD	01/17	67	HA	$25,850
6	1990 No S DCAM	8/07	69	BM	$20,700
7	1959 DCAM	01/04	69	HA	$20,700
8	1960-D Large Date RD	2/18	67	EA	$20,000
9	1964 SMS SP RD	01/25	67	HA	$19,200
10	1971-S DCAM	1/04	69	HA	$17,250
11	1982 Zinc Small Date RD	08/19	69	SB	$15,600
12	1971 DDO FS-101	11/11	66	SB	$14,950
13	1972 DDO RD	06/19	67	HA	$14,400
14	1968-S PR RD	1/04	67	HA	$14,375
15	1992-D Close AM RD	02/14	65	HA	$14,100
16	1973-S DCAM	01/04	70	HA	$12,075
17	1987-D RD	5/23	69	EA	$12,000
18	1962-D RD	5/13	67	DL	$12,000
19	2019-W Shield First Day of Issue	6/19	70	EA	$11,500
20	1991-D RD	02/22	69	HA	$11,400
21	2000 "Cheerios" Cent	9/21	64	EA	$11,000
22	1979-S Type 1 DCAM	3/03	70	HA	$10,925
23	1984 RD	7/23	69	EA	$9,250
24	1975 RD	04/18	68	HA	$9,000
25	1962 RD	02/14	67	HA	$8,813
26	1989-D RD	7/25	69	HA	$8,400
27	1981-S Type 1 DCAM	1/03	70	HA	$8,050
28	1976 RD	01/14	68	HA	$7,931
29	2005-D Satin Finish SP RD	11/08	70	BM	$7,906
30	1986-D RD	12/21	69	EA	$7,840
31	1965 RD	1/14	67	HA	$7,638
32	1963-D RD	4/23	67	EA	$7,499
33	1969-D RD	8/10	67	HA	$7,475
34	1960 Large/Small Date PR RD	07/03	69	HA	$7,475
35	1977-D RD	02/16	68	HA	$7,050
36	1977-S DCAM	7/13	70	HA	$7,050
37	1983 DDR RD	07/17	68	HA	$7,050
38	1982-S DCAM	11/13	60	SB	$7,050
39	1988 RD	12/21	69	EA	$7,040
40	1959-D RD	11/21	68	EA	$6,999
41	2002-S DCAM	5/03	66	HA	$6,613
42	1961 DCAM	06/23	69	SB	$6,600
43	1966 RD	9/12	67	HA	$6,463
44	1997 RD	2/21	69	EA	$6,360
45	2018-D Shield RD	7/19	69	EA	$5,996
46	1985 RD	04/17	68	HA	$5,875
47	1998 Close AM RD	11/20	69	EA	$5,800
48	1969 RD	6/10	67	BM	$5,750
49	1985-D RD	6/10	69	BM	$5,635
50	1967 SMS SP CAM	06/14	68	HA	$5,581
51	1979 RD	05/12	68	HA	$5,463
52	1981-D RD	01/17	67	HA	$5,170
53	1998-S Close AM FS-901	02/24	70	HA	$5,160
54	1995 DDO RD	1/17	69	HA	$5,053
55	2020-D Shield RD	6/21	68	EA	$5,000
56	2010-D Shield RD	4/13	67	HA	$4,994
57	1973-D RD	2/14	67	HA	$4,994
58	2009 Childhood RD	04/25	68	SB	$4,800
59	2009-D Presidency RD	08/16	68	HA	$4,700
60	1993-D RD	06/10	69	BM	$4,600
61	2017-P Shield RD	7/18	1	EA	$4,500
62	1961-D RD	6/14	67	HA	$4,406
63	1970 RD	03/14	67	HA	$4,406
64	1978-S DCAM	6/08	70	HA	$4,313
65	1978 RD	9/14	67	HA	$4,259
66	1972-D RD	3/12	67	EA	$4,250
67	1995-D DDO FS-103	08/19	67	HA	$4,200
68	2004-D RD	11/08	69	BM	$4,198
69	1975-D RD	03/14	67	HA	$4,113
70	1989 RD	6/13	68	HA	$4,113
71	1984-D RD	9/08	68	HA	$4,025
72	1964-D RD	3/12	67	SB	$4,025
73	1979-D RD	02/16	67	HA	$3,995
74	1973 RD	2/22	67	EA	$3,960
75	1980-S DCAM	1/03	70	HA	$3,680
76	1996-D RD	11/08	69	BM	$3,565
77	1986-S DCAM	1/03	70	HA	$3,450
78	1993 RD	2/22	69	EA	$3,375
79	1967 DCAM SP	06/18	65	HA	$3,360
80	2021 Shield RD	9/23	68	EA	$3,335
81	2021-D Shield RD	12/22	68	EA	$3,300
82	1981 RD	7/22	68	EA	$3,000
83	2008-D RD	12/08	68	HA	$2,990
84	1974 RD	1/13	67	SB	$2,938
85	1990-D RD	09/19	69	LM	$2,938
86	1968 RD	08/18	67	SB	$2,880
87	1994 DDR FS-801	06/10	66	BM	$2,875
88	1970-D RD	08/16	67	HA	$2,820
89	2005 Satin Finish SP RD	12/07	70	HA	$2,760
90	2013-D Shield RD	1/19	69	EA	$2,750
91	1974-S RD	2/16	67	HA	$2,703
92	1977 RD	7/08	66	ST	$2,645
93	2000-S DCAM	1/04	70	HA	$2,645
94	2006 RD	03/20	68	SB	$2,640
95	1988-D Flared G, FS-901	4/23	67	EA	$2,600
96	2014-D Shield RD	3/23	69	EA	$2,599
97	2019 Shield RD	12/21	69	EA	$2,575
98	1995-S DCAM	11/02	70	HA	$2,530
99	1996 RD	8/18	68	EA	$2,500
100	2000-D RD	06/10	69	BM	$2,415

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Complete History of American Pennies

1909-1958: Wheat Pennies Era

The Lincoln Wheat penny, designed by Victor David Brenner, featured Lincoln's profile and wheat ears on the reverse. Key dates include the 1909-S VDB, 1914-D, and war-era steel pennies from 1943.

1959-2008: Lincoln Memorial Pennies

Frank Gasparro designed the Lincoln Memorial reverse, creating a new era of collecting. Notable varieties include doubled dies, close AM varieties, and proof coins with deep cameo finishes.

2009: Lincoln Bicentennial Series

Four special reverse designs commemorated Lincoln's 200th birthday, featuring his birth, formative years, professional life, and presidency. These one-year types are popular with collectors.

2010-Present: Lincoln Shield Pennies

The current design features a shield representing Lincoln's preservation of the Union. Early dates and varieties in high grades command premium prices among modern collectors.

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To chart rare pennies worth money, examine the date, mintmark, and condition carefully. Use a magnifying glass to identify doubled dies, missing mintmarks, and other varieties. Compare your findings to professional price guides and recent auction results.

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Focus on 1943 bronze pennies, 1944 steel pennies, 1955 doubled die, 1909-S VDB, 1914-D, and 1922 no D varieties. These represent the most valuable and sought-after pennies in collecting.

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While rare, valuable pennies occasionally surface in circulation. Check dates carefully, look for wheat pennies (pre-1959), and examine newer coins for varieties and errors. Most valuable finds require systematic searching through rolls and bags.

Summary: Chart Rare Pennies Worth Money

Successfully creating a comprehensive chart rare pennies worth money requires knowledge, patience, and attention to detail. From the legendary 1943 bronze pennies commanding hundreds of thousands of dollars to modern varieties worth thousands, the world of rare penny collecting offers opportunities for both seasoned collectors and newcomers. Remember to authenticate valuable discoveries through professional grading services, stay updated on market values, and properly store your collection. Whether you're building a complete date set or focusing on key dates and varieties, this chart rare pennies worth money guide provides the foundation for successful collecting and potential investment returns in the fascinating world of numismatics.