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Message:: [QUOTE="Prestoninanus, post: 675094, member: 20205"]There were only 7 known examples of the 1933 penny, of which I think 3 are held in private ownership. The British museum has one and you can see it if you make a prior appointment (if you like that sort of thing).  They are (potentially) worth millions, but at least hundreds of thousands. Thieves once demolished a church built in 1933 to get at the penny that had been laid under a foundation stone, and there is one sad story from the 1960s were a member of staff for an advertising companny had a 1933 penny in his change and lent it out to be featured it in an advert. When the advert came out, numismatists pointed out to the company that one of the coins featured was worth thousands (at the time), unfortunately, the member of staff had long since spent it...:crying: Its highly unlikely you'd spot one amongst a load of pennies though, and if you did, it would probably be a forgery or an alteration, as it is believed all the 1933 pennies in existance are accounted for. Other key dates you might want to look out for are 1950-51 (Not stupidly valuable, but they command a reasonably high price in the higher grades compared to other George VIs), and the 1918-19 KN and H mintmark pennies.  Victoria bunheads (pre-1895 non-old heads) are also quite sought after in the higher grades, although any penny that is EF and above from before the 1930s is worth looking out for...[/QUOTE]