The combination of "copper" and "penny" might not seem like the best formula for valuable coins considering that you can find ...

(Bloomberg) -- Adam Youngs is looking to make a lot from truckloads of the little red cent. His company ... built his 60-pound copper penny collection from a decade of his father’s saved ...

A copper penny is heated and suspended above the surface of acetone ... the penny and hold the penny in the flame of a Bunsen burner or torch flame until it is red hot. Position the wire so that the ...

This penny is currently valued at more than $117,000 ... are so well preserved you can still see the original bright red-copper color. These coins are valued at $126,500 and in particularly ...