Here is a cool list that details the top 25 most valuable pennies ever minted in the United States of America (updated: 2024). These coin values / worth's are not based off common errors like double dies, but rather coins that were issued into circulation as is. Check out the list below, some of these old coins are worth a ton of money.
This most valuable coin list is dynamic and is based upon the few thousand or so United States coins found in our ever growing database (updated: 2024).
As of now our database consists almost entirely of coins from 1880s-2024, as we wanted to focus mostly on coins that were readily accessible and possibly still in circulation. The purpose of this page is to assist coin hunters and collectors in their pursuit of valuable coins. This page will save you a bunch of time, it represents hundreds possibly thousands of hours of research and detailed coin analysis.
List of 25 Most Valuable US Pennies
What wheat pennies are worth the most money?
- 1.) 1944 Steel Wheat Penny - $408,000
- 2.) 1943 Copper Wheat Penny - $250,000
- 3.) 1856 Flying Eagle Penny - $25,000
- 4.) 1924 S Wheat Penny - $12,000
- 5.) 1873 Indian Head Penny - $10,000
- 6.) 1858 Flying Eagle Penny - $10,000
- 7.) 1857 Flying Eagle Penny - $7,000
- 8.) 1922 D Wheat Penny - $6,000
- 9.) 1914 D Wheat Penny - $5,600
- 10.) 1909 S VDB Wheat Penny - $4,150
- 11.) 1914 S Wheat Penny - $3,200
- 12.) 1877 Indian Head Penny - $3,200
- 13.) 1909 S Indian Head Penny - $2,250
- 14.) 1913 S Wheat Penny - $2,000
- 15.) 1918 S Wheat Penny - $2,000
- 16.) 1924 D Wheat Penny - $2,000
- 17.) 1925 S Wheat Penny - $1,800
- 18.) 1912 S Wheat Penny - $1,500
- 19.) 1913 D Wheat Penny - $1,500
- 20.) 1920 S Wheat Penny - $1,500
- 21.) 1872 Indian Head Penny - $1,350
- 22.) 1915 S Wheat Penny - $1,200
- 23.) 1916 S Wheat Penny - $1,200
- 24.) 1923 S Wheat Penny - $1,200
- 25.) 1926 S Wheat Penny - $1,200
Most Valuable Coins by Type...
- 25 Most Valuable Silver Dollars
- 25 Most Valuable Half Dollars
- 25 Most Valuable Quarters
- 25 Most Valuable Dimes
- 25 Most Valuable Nickels
- 25 Most Valuable Pennies
- 10 Most Valuable Morgan Silver Dollars
- 10 Most Valuable Peace Dollars
- 10 Most Valuable Barber Half Dollars
- 10 Most Valuable Walking Liberty Half Dollars
