Looking for coin prices

[Idz21]

A friend of my dad's has an 1899 silver US penny. I haven't seen it but from the description that I got it's the size of today's nickel, has a large A on one side, and a head of a woman, possibly a queen, on the other.

Supposedly someone wants to give the guy $1,000 for the penny, but apparently it's worth more than that. If anyone has any information on this particular item or has some websites I could check out and find this information on my own I'd appreciate you sharing it with me.




Thanks

 

[MustISO]

http://www.pcgs.com/prices/

 

[Sundog]

Do NOT clean it if it is dirty.

If it is as you say and is that rare then I would recommend sending it in to a professional grading service and having it "slabbed".