Recently found a 1968 looks like its in good shape I work at a gas station so thought someone could have easily just took it from there grandparents collection any thoughts?
It's in really nice shape, but unfortunately it's not worth much at all. Maybe fifty cents to a dollar on eBay if you want to spend the time and energy to list it. They just made too many of them.
Hey, welcome to Coin Talk. This is a very nice penny, although some purists might get snippy and tell you it is a cent. Copper will turn brown from aging, but this one has stayed nice and red. It is not worth much right now, but it is what we call a strong strike and is an attractive coin. Perhaps drop this one in a baggie and put it away for a few years and it will gain in value.
I was thinking the hot sauce rub, the beard is worn down as far as i could tell, and some of the other higher spots...Just a thought.
It is an AU cent. It probably came from a roll that someone cracked and searched, and this one wasn't good enough for anything else. It is attractive, and would fill a hole in an album well, if you are into that sort of thing - but it doesn't really have much value above face.
Not unusual to find bright looking '60 pennies. I have one 1968 D penny and four 1968 Philadelphia pennies I picked up in change recently
It is odd how those from that era look the best to even this day.... either a collection(s) was broken up over time or there's just something about indestructible Lincoln pennies from that time....
