1943 Lincoln Head Copper Penny It’s a little counterintuitive to think of a copper penny as an oddity, but it certainly was in 1943, when copper was needed for the war effort.
That year, the U.S. Mint made pennies out of steel, then coated them in zinc for extra shine. However, it also accidentally made a copper batch.
1955 Doubled Die Penny You may think you’re experiencing blurred vision if you come across a doubled die penny, but it’s really just a case of slightly askew alignment
during the minting process that results in a doubled image. In 1955, 20,000 to 24,000 doubled die pennies were released to the public, mostly as change given from cigarette vending machines.
2004 Wisconsin State Quarter With Extra Leaf State quarter collectors, you might want to check out your coin from the Badger State.
Of the 453 million Wisconsin quarters minted in 2004, thousands were somehow marked with an extra leaf on a husk of corn; some speculate a Mint employee did it on purpose.
2009 Kew Gardens 50P Coin Americans haven’t cornered the market on rare coins. In 2009, the Royal Mint released just 210,000 50p coins celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Royal Botanical Gardens.