AN old penny with a reddish tint and a small missing detail could yield hundreds of thousands of dollars.
TikToker Shaun runs the channel BlueRidgeSilverHound with over 13,000 followers.
He covers an eclectic array of rare and valuable coins and notes ranging from crumpled $5 bills worth $2,000 to pennies worth over $100,000 thanks to a strange doubling effect.
In this recent video, he profiled a 1922-No D Lincoln Cent which recently sold for an astounding $225,000.
After buyer's fees, the final price was $253,125.
RED COPPER RARE
One of the reasons the coin is so valuable is that it is considered a genuine "red copper" penny.
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Most copper pennies tend to darken with age and use, with most very old pennies displaying little to none of the original reddish copper appeal they had when they were new, according to experts from the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS).
"Red refers to the hue of fresh copper, as it would appear just after the coin is struck," wrote Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS.
"Because of copper’s propensity to darken over the years, only very small fractions of old copper coins are found with coloration that would numismatically be deemed Red," he continued.
The penny featured by Shaun is in very good condition, with a rating of MS64.
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This high quality means it has preserved enough of its original reddish quality to qualify as a sought-after "red-copper" coin.
Yet, this is only one reason it sold for so much money.
MISSING LETTER
Shaun explained that all versions of this 1922 Penny were minted at the Denver mint.
This means they should have a D mint mark near the bottom of the coin.
Yet, this penny and very few others went into circulation with either no D mint mark or an extremely obscure D mint mark.
According to Shaun, this is the highest-graded 1922 Lincoln penny with a missing D you could come across.
If you think you also have a 1922 No-D Lincoln penny, make sure to get it professionally appraised before putting it up for sale.
MORE ERROR PENNIES
Despite being the smallest denomination in US currency, pennies are some of the most sought-after rare coins on the market.
And many are not from all that long ago.
A 1995 penny with a slight doubling over the word "liberty" sold for $6,000.
This is due to a "Double Die" error, which occurs when a manufacturing mistake in the coin die causes visual elements to duplicate, creating a doubling effect.
A much rarer 1958 Double Die penny sold for more than $300,000.
More of a rare-dollar fan? Check out a "rainbow" bill that recently sold for over $5,000.
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And read about a $20 bill worth $400,000 thanks to a bizarre "sticker detail."
