$1.2 MILLION PENNY DISCOVERY: This Rare “E-PLORIBUS” Error Could Make You Rich!

Ultra-Rare 1944 Lincoln Cent With Bizarre Motto Error Sells for $1.2 Million

A 1944 Lincoln Wheat Penny featuring the dramatic “E-PLORIBUS” error (instead of “E PLURIBUS UNUM”) has numismatic experts offering over $1 million for pristine examples. Here’s why collectors are paying fortunes for this wartime error.

The Million-Dollar Mistake

💰 Key Features:

• “E-PLORIBUS” motto error (missing “UNUM”)
• 1944 date (critical WWII-era coinage)
• Steel composition (should be bronze)
• Only 5-7 confirmed specimens

🔥 Recent Auction Results:

• MS-64: $1,200,000 (2024)
• MS-63: $850,000 (2023)
• AU-55: $375,000 (2022)

How to Identify This Rare Error

1️⃣ Check the Date: Must be 1944
2️⃣ Examine the Motto:

• Should read “E-PLORIBUS” with missing “UNUM”
• Possible doubling in lettering
  3️⃣ Verify Composition:
• Magnetic (steel core)
• Weighs 2.7g (not 3.11g)

Grading & Value Guide

Where These Hidden Treasures Surface

🔎 Old coin collections from WWII veterans
🔎 Safety deposit boxes untouched since 1940s
🔎 European occupation souvenirs
🔎 Estate sales near Philadelphia

What To Do If You Find One

🚨 Handle With Cotton Gloves
📸 Take 4K Macro Photos under natural light
💎 Submit to PCGS/NGC for VIP authentication
💰 Contact Sotheby’s Rare Coins for auction

“This error represents one of the most fascinating mint mistakes of the 20th century.”

• David Hall, PCGS Founder