Penny worth $1 million on display at the Tampa Convention Center

[kc10bull]

A Penny for your thoughts! From ABC Action Nes Tampa FL. After reading the article, I have decided to take some of my ancient coins and see if they can tell me what I have!!! It will also be fun to see all the coins, silver and gold!!!!
Enjoy the article!
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/ne...ion-on-display-at-the-tampa-convention-center

 

[Joe Hoo?]

this link you posted does not work....

 

[youk]

Link worked for me. Not knowing much about coins what makes this one worth $1,000,000 ?

 

[DigginThePast]

Link worked for me. Not knowing much about coins what makes this one worth $1,000,000 ?

1943-D Copper Cent, one of two or three.

In 1943 the US Mint produced Cents from steel and coated them with zinc, this was in effort to save copper for the War. A few error coins got produced on copper planchets with the Denver issue being the rarest of the rare for that year.

 

[marinedad]

worked for me, article says bronze, is it bronze or copper?

 

[DigginThePast]

Actually, yes bronze is the more appropriate and accurate term.

However, being comprised of 95% copper they are commonly referred to simply as "copper". Without the added tin and zinc the copper would wear much quicker.

 

[youk]

DigginThePast Thank you for the info!!

 

[OldNBroken]

I've got one here in my hand that I found in my collection...unfortunately it sticks to a magnet. What a cruel cruel joke to play on an old man.

 

[cw0909]

OldNBroken, yours is prob a fake, i have one too some place, would have to look for it
http://coins.about.com/od/uscoins/qt/1943copperpenny.htm

 

[OldNBroken]

...unfortunately it sticks to a magnet. What a cruel cruel joke to play on an old man.

never thought it was real

 

[CaptJohn]

Yea, I was just thinking, wouldn't be hard to make me one of those.....