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3. And chances are, some of those wheats were uncirculated

which would give them an added premium.

There are also some penny varieties that are worth far in excess of their face value. A 1955 or 1972 Doubled Die, for example, can be worth hundreds of dollars. A collector in Kentucky recently found a 1969-S Doubled Die in a penny roll he got from the bank, and turned it into thousands of dollars. And I myself found a 1995 Doubled Die cent in circulation, and while it's not extremely rare like those other doubled dies, it's still worth about $10-- pretty good for a 1-cent investment.