Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you'll have good luck -- potentially in the form of thousands of dollars. Pennies ...

During World War II, the U.S. Mint switched to zinc-coated steel pennies to conserve copper ... Among these, the 1943-S Wheat Penny, minted in San Francisco, is one of the most sought-after ...

There are rare pennies out there that are worth serious money, and you might actually have one. The odds aren’t great—but ...

A similar “problem-free” 1943 penny went for $264,000 at auction earlier this year, Heritage Auctions previously announced. Another wheat penny from 1944 — made entirely of steel ...

if while sifting through your change jar you do come across a 1943 wheat penny, you take it to a coin dealer to check the value. GoBankingRates also said that the 1944-S Steel Wheat Penny could ...