Probably anything that you could buy now for a dollar.
A penny could buy you a great many things in the year 1928. A penny could buy a child a piece of candy for example.
In the 1800's you could buy a loaf of bread for a penny. A penny could also buy a small amount of tobacco in the 1800's.
Lincoln head 1927 D penny
you could but 2 penny sweets
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The One Penny Black cost one penny. Anyone could go to the post office and buy a stamp.
There are a number of things that you could buy with a penny in 1863. Some of them included groceries, books, pens, toys and so much more.
The 1927 British Penny was made from 95.5% copper, 3% tin, and 1.5% zinc.
The last year Indian Head pennies were minted was 1909. In 1927 the type of penny that was minted was the Lincoln, Wheat Ears reverse (called 'Wheat Penny') A 1927 Wheat penny is worth from $0.15 to $125.00 according to mint mark and condition.
One Penny GBP in 1937 had the purchasing power of about £0.17 GBP today.
The value of a 1927 Sarawak large penny will vary depending on its quality. If the coin is in reasonable condition, its value is about $10.
The 1927 wheat penny is worth a minimum of .35 cents. Depending on the grade the coin recives (what condition it is in) it can be worth much more. There were 144,440,000 1927 coins minted.