Picture this: you're sorting through your pocket change when you spot a 1943 penny. Your pulse quickens. You've heard the stories about how these coins can sell for millions. You rush to check if it's ...

Pennies are worth more dead than alive. That’s been true for a long time. Constant inflation, even at the low levels of the pre-Biden era, steadily ate away at the value of the venerable 1-cent coin.