The 1974 Lincoln Cent is one of the most common pennies from the 1970s, but a handful of rare varieties and high-grade examples can make certain coins surprisingly valuable. While most 1974 pennies ...

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A San Diego man who inherited from his father a 1974 aluminum penny valued at $2 million has surrendered it to the U.S. Mint to settle a lawsuit over ownership of the rare coin, ...

One 1974-D aluminum cent was returned to the Mint as recently as 2016, confirming that specimens had remained outside government custody for decades. The Mint’s own published account of the project ...