Check your Change! Recessions are great times to look for old coins. Like wheat pennies for example.

The key dates for the U.S. Wheat Pennies are as follows:
Date and Approximate Mintage

1909-S - 1.8 million

1909-S VDB - 0.5 million

1914-D - 1.2 million

1922 (No mint mark) - unknown (D is missing)

1931-S - 0.9 million

ANY of these dates will get you a coin worth real money, say $100 to $300.

My birthday penny is worth 3 cents.

In fact, my local coin dealer will pay you 2 cents for anyone you find. Twice its face value.

Find out how much a REAL coin dealer will pay you for your wheat pennies

in this table of Wheat Penny Values.

For example, I found a 1943 Steel penny in my change this week. It MIGHT be worth 15 cents.

IF you find one of the very few 1943 Copper pennies, you have $15,000 in your hand.