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Why are 1968 pennies worth more than 1967 pennies?
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Although it’s easy to assume that the pennies in question were minted in two specific years, there was really just a pile of 1,968 pennies next to a pile of 1,967 pennies the whole time.
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Why are 1968 pennies worth more than 1967 pennies?
- Collectors show a persistent but irrational preference for that year
- Because 1968 is one more than 1967
- There was a widespread minting error that year that makes them more valuable
- 1967 had a nationwide copper shortage so they used less of it
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