92.9 Jack FM -- Playing What We Want » penny http://929jackfm.com Playing What We Want Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 1943 Penny Sells for $1 Million — Dollars and Sense http://929jackfm.com/1943-penny-sells-for-1-million-dollars-and-sense/ http://929jackfm.com/1943-penny-sells-for-1-million-dollars-and-sense/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:00:37 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=143769 How much is a penny really worth these days? Well, if it happens to be a 1943 Lincoln, it is likely worth a pretty penny, as one has reportedly just sold for $1 million.

Experts say the reason this rare coin is so valuable is because back when it was manufactured at the San Francisco Mint, it was mistakenly produced with bronze rather than the typical zinc-coated steel that the majority of the currency is made with.

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Canada, our neighbor to the North, has just eliminated the penny in their latest federal budget, following the example of nations like Australia and New Zealand. The Canadian national mint will stop producing the one-cent coin over the next six months, and businesses have been asked to return pennies to be melted down.

We thought it was a joke too, but apparently the Great White North is serious:

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