How much is a 1972 US penny worth in the year 2010?

Answer 1

It's worth about a penny unless it is uncirculated, proof or has some sort of error such as a double impression or offset strike. If you just found it in pocket change for all practical purposes, it's worth 1 cent.

Addition:

All pre 1982, and some 1982 US Lincoln Cents are made of a 95% copper alloy.

(coppers weigh 3.1G and Zincs 2.5)of course the 1943 steel is an exception.

At current prices this makes the intrinsic value between two and three Cents,

though it is contrary to Federal law to melt US Cents.

They are being taken out of circulation pretty quickly, I've seen a decline in circulating copper Cents over the last year or two.

So my advice is to put your copper Cents away, it is like an instant 100% ROI.

If you choose to examine your Cents closely, you may find US Mint error and rare varietie coins that are worth far more.

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