{"id":7147,"date":"2026-01-07T23:05:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T23:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/?p=7147"},"modified":"2026-01-07T23:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T23:05:32","slug":"heres-how-to-spot-it-this-penny-in-circulation-is-worth-85000-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/?p=7147","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s How To Spot It \u2013 This Penny In Circulation is Worth $85,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you have a valuable penny hiding in plain sight? Some coins can be worth far more than their face value, like the rare 1943 copper wheat penny. While most 1943 pennies were made of steel due to World War II, a few copper blanks mistakenly entered production, making these pennies highly sought after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In mint condition, these coins can fetch up to $85,000, while those in lesser condition still average around $60,000. However, beware of counterfeits. Fraudsters often alter 1948 pennies or coat steel ones in copper. To verify authenticity, use a magnet\u2014genuine copper won\u2019t stick, while steel with copper coating will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonpres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/464620746_122119803668529247_8546281129059501563_n-e1729838908520-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8630\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Check your coin collection\u2014one lucky find could be a windfall! Share this with friends and family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have a valuable penny hiding in plain sight? Some coins can be worth far more than their face value, like the rare 1943 copper wheat penny. While most 1943 pennies were made of steel due to World War II, a few copper blanks mistakenly entered production, making these pennies highly sought after. In&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7147"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7149,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7147\/revisions\/7149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}