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Most Valuable US Pennies - Highest Value 1 Cent Coins

USA Coin Book has compiled a list of the most valuable US pennies ever known. For this list, we are only including small cents: Flying Eagle Cents, Indian Head Pennies, Lincoln Wheat Pennies, Lincoln Memorial Cents, and Lincoln Shield Cents. In addition, we are NOT factoring in the prices for Proof versions of these pennies (unless the Proof version is an error coin or an unusual variety). We are using our database of virtually every US coin ever produced (6,000+ coins) based on year, mint mark, major varieties, errors and their associated price values to come up with a list of the top most valuable pennies known. Our most valuable pennies list includes coins starting in 1856 up to the present (2025) - including rare penny errors and rare varieties that could still actually be found in pocket change. This list and the prices are current as of 2025. Estimated coin prices and values in our database are updated twice per year.

The purpose of this page is to provide coin valuation data to collectors, investors, the media, and anyone interested learning what the most valuable pennies and one cent coins are. Visitors can click on the links in the list below to view larger images of both sides of the coins (mint mark locations, error/variety diagnosis, etc), detailed pricing data for various conditions/grades of the coins, mintage figures, metal composition, history and other encyclopedic information regarding each individual coin.

Image	Coin	Value
	1943-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Bronze/Copper	$2,414,612
	1944-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Steel Cent	$1,191,536
	1943-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Bronze/Copper	$621,691
	1943 Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Bronze/Copper	$428,634
	1958 Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Doubled-Die Obverse	$235,450
	1888 Indian Head Cent Penny: Last 8 Over 7	$77,706
	1944-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Steel Cent	$64,930
	1944 Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Steel Cent	$61,254
	1856 Flying Eagle Cent Penny	$29,948
	1922-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: No D Mint Mark	$18,882
	1955 Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Doubled-Die Obverse	$18,295
	1970-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Penny: Doubled Die Obverse	$14,920
	1873 Indian Head Cent Penny: Double Liberty	$14,912
	1858 Flying Eagle Cent Penny: 8 Over 7	$14,911
	1992 Lincoln Memorial Cent Penny: Close AM	$11,896
	1992-D Lincoln Memorial Cent Penny: Close AM	$11,896
	1917 Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Doubled Die Obverse	$8,396
	1877 Indian Head Cent Penny	$7,640
	1914-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$3,554
	1894 Indian Head Cent Penny: Double Date	$2,442
	1909-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: VDB	$2,442
	1869 Indian Head Cent Penny: 9 Over 9	$1,988
	1936 Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Doubled Die Obverse	$1,837
	1909-S Indian Head Cent Penny	$1,564
	1858 Flying Eagle Cent Penny: Small Letters	$1,413
	1872 Indian Head Cent Penny: Shallow N	$1,359
	1857 Flying Eagle Cent Penny	$1,267
	1858 Flying Eagle Cent Penny: Large Letters	$1,267
	1871 Indian Head Cent Penny: Shallow N	$1,216
	1872 Indian Head Cent Penny: Bold N	$1,216
	1922-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Weak D	$1,216
	1943-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: Steel Cent - Boldy Doubled Mintmark	$1,216
	1869 Indian Head Cent Penny	$1,040
	1870 Indian Head Cent Penny: Shallow N	$1,040
	1871 Indian Head Cent Penny: Bold N	$1,040
	1859 Indian Head Cent Penny: Laurel Wreath Reverse Without Shield	$975
	1870 Indian Head Cent Penny: Bold N	$909
	1944-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: D Over S	$841
	1972 Lincoln Memorial Cent Penny: Doubled Die Obverse	$706
	1860 Indian Head Cent Penny: Pointed Bust	$705
	1864 Indian Head Cent Penny: With L	$705
	1924-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$705
	1886 Indian Head Cent Penny: Type 2	$651
	1915-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$625
	1873 Indian Head Cent Penny: Closed 3	$599
	1999 Lincoln Memorial Cent Penny: Wide AM	$599
	1914-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$599
	1926-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$599
	1866 Indian Head Cent Penny	$544
	1867 Indian Head Cent Penny	$544
	1908-S Indian Head Cent Penny	$544
	1909-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: S over horizontal S	$516
	1861 Indian Head Cent Penny	$515
	1864 Indian Head Cent Penny	$515
	1868 Indian Head Cent Penny	$515
	1873 Indian Head Cent Penny: Open 3	$487
	1878 Indian Head Cent Penny	$487
	1946-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny: S Over D	$487
	1909-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$487
	1923-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$466
	1876 Indian Head Cent Penny	$458
	1983 Lincoln Memorial Cent Penny: Doubled Die Reverse	$458
	1924-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$428
	1911-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$428
	1860 Indian Head Cent Penny	$398
	1960-D Lincoln Memorial Cent Penny: D Over D - Small Date Over Large Date	$398
	1875 Indian Head Cent Penny	$367
	1913-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$367
	1912-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$367
	1912-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$346
	1874 Indian Head Cent Penny	$337
	1886 Indian Head Cent Penny: Type 1	$337
	1862 Indian Head Cent Penny	$323
	1863 Indian Head Cent Penny	$323
	1922-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$306
	1921-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$306
	1925-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$275
	1984 Lincoln Memorial Cent Penny: Doubled Die Ear	$275
	1913-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$275
	1885 Indian Head Cent Penny	$244
	1931-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$244
	1916-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$244
	1918-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$244
	1920-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$220
	1927-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$213
	1926-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$203
	1865 Indian Head Cent Penny	$202
	1879 Indian Head Cent Penny	$202
	1917-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$202
	1864 Indian Head Cent Penny: No L	$189
	1918-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$182
	1888 Indian Head Cent Penny	$182
	1894 Indian Head Cent Penny	$182
	1911-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$174
	1917-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$174
	1910-S Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$174
	1880 Indian Head Cent Penny	$151
	1919-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$151
	1916-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$151
	1915-D Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny	$151