# 1935 Penny Worth? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 1, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828 "2018-03-01T16:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DekaJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@DekaJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DekaJay)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/1 "2018-03-01T16:20:54Z")
I have in my possession a penny from 1935 and I am intrigued to know the price! Could anyone help me out??? E-Mail me @Deka0934743@gmail.com if you know anything.šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![sbunny8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@sbunny8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbunny8)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/2 "2018-03-01T16:25:10Z")
I just googled ā€œWhat is a 1935 penny worth?ā€ and it says the average value is 35 cents. It also gives a helpful link to [CoinTrackers.com](http://CoinTrackers.com). ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/3 "2018-03-01T16:28:35Z")
Smartass answer: $0.01. But I, too, googled. [This site](https://coins.thefuntimesguide.com/value_of_old_penny/) says > [@](#): > > The pennies made from 1934 on generally saw far higher production numbers, less circulation, and more examples being saved in quantity by collectors, hoarders, and investors than the earlier Lincoln pennies. > > In fact, there really are very few pennies made since 1934 that are worth much more than face value if worn. And the table on [this site](https://www.coinstudy.com/lincoln-penny-value.html) shows 1935 pennies being worth anywhere from $0.04 to $14, depending on condition. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/4 "2018-03-01T16:36:14Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > And the table on [this site](https://www.coinstudy.com/lincoln-penny-value.html) shows 1935 pennies being worth anywhere from $0.04 to $14, depending on condition. Dang! If I still had my penny collection that I put together as a kid it could easily be worth $20 now. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/5 "2018-03-01T17:04:02Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > But I, too, googled. [This site](https://coins.thefuntimesguide.com/value_of_old_penny/) says > And the table on [this site](https://www.coinstudy.com/lincoln-penny-value.html) shows 1935 pennies being worth anywhere from $0.04 to $14, depending on condition. Any penny found in circulation is at the bottom end of that scale, so most likely in $0.10 range. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/6 "2018-03-01T17:21:08Z")
Does anybody really buy pennies that arenā€™t in mint conditions for collections? Why spend 10 cents for a worn down version when an uncirculated version can be had for buck or a mint one for $10. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/7 "2018-03-01T19:02:04Z")
I might as well share this story with you. But I think it is _apropos_ to the OP too. All my childhood, I was collecting wheat stalk pennies. I literally collected them for decades. Finally I had a small jar full of them. And I was naturally interested if any of them were worth anything. So I got a coin book. And (\*drumroll pleaseā€¦ \*), most of them were worthā€¦ about a penny. There was one worth about a dollar though, FWIW. But realize that was only after a lifetime of collecting them. Coin hunting in change just isnā€™t worth it. Another interesting story: When my mother was young, and working with change, she used to still find Indian Head cents. (Donā€™t bother doing the math. My mother was born in 1927, and she had me much later in life.) Long-story-short, most of her coins werenā€™t worth much either. But she did have one that dated back to Abraham Lincolnā€™s time (I wonder if she didnā€™t just buy that one). šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/8 "2018-03-01T19:19:45Z")
Check back in a few hundred years. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/9 "2018-03-01T19:29:50Z")
If you happen to have a 1943 copper wheat stalk penny, youā€™ve hit the mother load because [**it is worth something in the range of sixty to eighty-five thousand dollars.**](https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&source=hp&ei=EFSYWsXOKofwzgLpuq_4Dg&q=1943+copper+penny+value&oq=1943+&gs_l=psy-ab.1.5.0l10.1815.3140.0.7200.5.5.0.0.0.0.119.566.0j5.5.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.5.561...0i131k1j0i131i46k1j46i131k1.0.vmMkqr4TQdM) Apparently, they only made a few of them before they switched to steel in order to conserve the copper for the war effort. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/10 "2018-03-01T19:38:54Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Check back in a few hundred years. Even ancient Roman coins arenā€™t worth very much. [Hereā€™s a lot of 70 coins for $70](https://www.ebay.com/itm/Roman-Empire-Large-collection-of-70-Roman-bronze-coins-not-cleaned/222844667482?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D49923%26meid%3D2bf763c259b44a1d88f3f8cba1b409fd%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D192468802411%26itm%3D222844667482&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851), just as an example. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/11 "2018-03-01T21:46:09Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Any penny found in circulation is at the bottom end of that scale, so most likely in $0.10 range. Fun fact. If you had put the penny in a savings account at 2.75% annual interest in 1934 it would be worth about the same today. Or not, since those greedy bankers refuse to pay interest amounting to small fractions of a penny. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/12 "2018-03-01T22:22:05Z")
> [@Jim\_B](#): > > So I got a coin book. And (\*drumroll pleaseā€¦ \*), most of them were worthā€¦ about a penny. There was one worth about a dollar though, FWIW. But realize that was only after a lifetime of collecting them. Coin hunting in change just isnā€™t worth it. > šŸ™‚ Not for money, but I do it for pleasure. Just 'cause itā€™s a simple joy. šŸ˜‰ To the OP: Iā€™m still looking for a 1935-D. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1935-penny-worth/809828/13 "2018-03-02T21:19:38Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > If you happen to have a 1943 copper wheat stalk penny, youā€™ve hit the mother load because [**it is worth something in the range of sixty to eighty-five thousand dollars.**](https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&source=hp&ei=EFSYWsXOKofwzgLpuq_4Dg&q=1943+copper+penny+value&oq=1943+&gs_l=psy-ab.1.5.0l10.1815.3140.0.7200.5.5.0.0.0.0.119.566.0j5.5.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.5.561...0i131k1j0i131i46k1j46i131k1.0.vmMkqr4TQdM) Apparently, they only made a few of them before they switched to steel in order to conserve the copper for the war effort. According to the [mint](https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/19990308-special-1943-copper-penny), they didnā€™t make _any_ copper 1943 cents on purpose but rather didnā€™t clean quite all of the planchets out of the machinery on the change-over.