The U.S. one-cent piece, commonly known as the penny, was one of the original denominations minted in the United States and remains a staple of American coinage today.
Although a penny’s value is just a cent, many rare or unusual pennies are worth far beyond their face value and have sold for jaw-dropping amounts at auction. Who knew that a small piece of copper could be worth so much? But the interesting question is which pennies are worth a lot of money?