Lincoln Penny (1959 to 2021) The penny or once-cent coin is the lowest denomination of the United States's currency. The most recent version of the penny is the Lincoln cent. The Lincoln penny was made of 95% copper, 5% zinc from 1959 until 1985. 1909 was the first year wheat penny coins were minted. Replacing Indian Head pennies, which were minted from 1859 through 1909, Lincoln pennies were welcomed by massive crowds that gathered at banks on the August 2 nd day that the new one-cent coins arrived in commerce. Penny values span a wide range. Wheat pennies begin at 2 cents to highs found with early colonial large cents valued in the thousands. Using a step by step method discovers how much your old pennies are worth. Series are identified along with dates and mintmarks. Flying Eagle penny values quickly rise depending on condition. 1856 through 1858 cents stand out as sought-after collector coins because of the bold flying eagle design. And they represent the introduction of the modern small cent size. The Value of an Indian Penny is. $1 to $2 dollars for common dates.

Here is a cool list that details the top 25 most valuable pennies ever minted in the United States of America (updated: 2021). These coin values / worth's are not based off common errors like double dies, but rather coins that were issued into circulation as is. Check out the list below, some of these old coins are worth a ton of money.

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• 1.) 1944 Steel Wheat Penny - Worth $110,334
• 2.) 1943 Copper Wheat Penny - Worth $85,782
• 3.) 1856 Flying Eagle Penny - Worth $25,000
• 4.) 1873 Indian Head Penny - Worth $10,000
• 5.) 1858 Flying Eagle Penny - Worth $10,000
• 6.) 1857 Flying Eagle Penny - Worth $7,000
• 7.) 1914 D Wheat Penny - Worth $5,500
• 8.) 1922 D Wheat Penny - Worth $5,000
• 9.) 1877 Indian Head Penny - Worth $3,200
• 10.) 1926 Wheat Penny - Worth $3,000
• 11.) 1909 S Indian Head Penny - Worth $2,250
• 12.) 1909 S Vdb Wheat Penny - Worth $2,200
• 13.) 1925 S Wheat Penny - Worth $1,800
• 14.) 1914 S Wheat Penny - Worth $1,500
• 15.) 1924 S Wheat Penny - Worth $1,500
• 16.) 1872 Indian Head Penny - Worth $1,350
• 17.) 1915 S Wheat Penny - Worth $1,200
• 18.) 1924 D Wheat Penny - Worth $1,200
• 19.) 1923 Wheat Penny - Worth $1,000
• 20.) 1927 Wheat Penny - Worth $1,000
• 21.) 1870 Indian Head Penny - Worth $1,000
• 22.) 1918 D Wheat Penny - Worth $900
• 23.) 1920 S Wheat Penny - Worth $900
• 24.) 1871 Indian Head Penny - Worth $875
• 25.) 1921 S Wheat Penny - Worth $850

Most Valuable Coins by Type...

Coin Values Pennies 1943

All US Pennies 1859 to 2021

• Wheat Pennies

1909 was the first year wheat penny coins were minted. Replacing Indian Head pennies, which were minted from 1859 through 1909, Lincoln pennies were welcomed by massive crowds that gathered at banks on the August 2^nd day that the new one-cent coins arrived in commerce. While the coins were highly popular with the public from day one, there was initial outcry about the prominence of the initials of Victor David Brenner, the designer of the Lincoln wheat penny. His initials, VDB, are located on the reverse side near the rim and centered below the wheat stalks. The quick removal of the initials led to the creation of several varieties of wheat penny coins, which are discussed below.

Read up on the history of lincoln wheat pennies in this special blog post.

Coin Values Wheat Pennies