The Secret Fortune in Your Pocket Why One Rare Penny Is Now Worth Over Three Hundred Thousand Dollars

matters enormously in coin collecting.

Collectors often begin with a few simple checks:

Genuine steel 1943 pennies are magnetic and will stick to a magnet.
Authentic bronze versions are non-magnetic.
Bronze cents also weigh slightly more than steel examples.

But even promising signs are not enough on their own. Professional grading and authentication remain continue reading …