10 Pennies You Didn’t Know Are Worth Millions

1873 Doubled ‘Closed 3’ Indian Head Penny

This 1 Cent coin was first created in 1873 and has two variations. Only one million of these coins were created with “closed 3” and about another eleven million with “open 3” versions. What makes the coin more valuable is also due to the fact that the word LIBERTY on the front has a doubling design.

So, you might ask, what’s the difference between an open and closed 3? Avid coin collectors would immediately answer that it’s all about the “space” in the number 3 on the coin’s year and also would depend on the type of numeral that was used in the die.

One of these coins that had a Red Brown color in almost uncirculated condition was sold at an auction for about $12, 650 in 2011.