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A penny worth a fortune.

A very special penny that's worth a lot. 
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Rare 1943 copper penny
Ordinarily, a penny would be worth, well a cent. But this particular penny was sold for $204, 000! What makes this penny so unique? It's the year. That year the coins were supposed to be made of steel so they could use the copper for other items such as shell casings. These items were critical to the Military in World War II. 

 There is an estimated 10 to 15 of these 1943 copper pennies still in circulation. How were they made? Well, some copper got into the mints and out came these pennies. In 1943 they weren't really too relevant, but now it's worth more than $200, 000!
1943 steel penny
1943 copper penny





This $204, 000 penny was once lunch money in 1947 and belonged to a man named Don Lutes. Don held on to the penny because something told him it was special. He soon found out that there was something special about it. In 1958 a 1943 penny was sold for $40, 000, which today is $300, 000. 

 This made me very shocked. I have lots of old coins, and I couldn't believe that a penny would be worth more than $100, 000. As soon as I read this article, I fetched all my piggy banks hoping to find one of these pennies. Unfortunately, I could not. I found a lot of coins from the '50s and '60s. I did find a couple, from the '40s but they weren't from 1943.

 Could you be a holder of one of these pennies? Check your wallets. Check your couch. Check your piggy banks. Because you might have $200, 000 to spend.
Link to article: https://newsela.com/read/penny-worth-fortune/id/48612/ 

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2019 at 8:22 AM

    Good text. Really interesting and super cool story. Learned a lot today

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2019 at 9:57 AM

    You chose a really interesting story. You also had a lot of info in your blog.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2019 at 11:48 AM

    Great blog! It was really good! I like the story that you talked about too. But maybe some more pictures other than just pennies would bump it up a little bit. But otherwise, it was great!

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