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I found a penny of 1945. I have heard that if you have a 1945 penny they are worth lots of money... And I want to know how much they are worth.  

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Natalia, sorry there were many U.S. cents made in 1945 and so they are really not worth all that much.  If they are ordinarily circulated, they would only be worth a few cents or so, even if uncirculated, they would normally be worth no more than a dollar (would be more only if in near perfect condition).  Go to www.ebay.com and do a search for 1945 cent or 1945 penny and you should see some for sale.  Hope this helped, Jim Lawniczak

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Jim Lawniczak

Expertise

I will answer your questions about encased coins (lucky pennies), which are advertising and event tokens with coins, unually cents, struck with the token.

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Long time collector of encased coins and author of several articles on encased coins.

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TAMS, ECI (Encased Collectors International)

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TAMS -- several articles on encased coins, in particular the encased coins of the 1901 Buffalo Pan American Exposition
Casement -- many articles on encased coins

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