Lucky Penny Day
Did you know that today is
👉National Lucky Penny Day👈
The discovery of pennies is often associated with good luck and celebrators believe that if you find a penny on National Lucky Penny Day, you might just be incredibly blessed!
Do you stop to pick up pennies?
I do! I like to check the dates on pennies.
👉Penny Candy No Longer Costs a Penny👈
When your grandma (or great-grandma) was a kid, every neighborhood and small town had a pharmacy, five-and-dime or straight-up candy store that sold penny candy. Cheap and chewy treats like NECCO Wafers, Tootsie Rolls and dozens of other sugary snacks sold to kids for a penny a piece or in bulk for even less.
As the penny lost its purchasing power, and mom-and-pop candy shops were run out of business by big chain grocery stores, penny candy went out of fashion, relegated to the nostalgia bin of history.
Some little pieces of copper can be worth some very large dollar amounts. For the world's rarest and most coveted pennies in the world, values are well over $100,000 and approaching $2 million.
Rarity is a significant factor in determining a penny's value. Condition is another; coins that stayed out of circulation may retain their original coloring and fine details, greatly adding to their value.
And some coins are made more valuable simply by being unintentional, as with the 1943 Lincoln pennies that were mistakenly made with bronze rather than steel.
Click on the link below👇and start checking out your pennies! You just might find a rare one.
