1985 pennies are part of the Lincoln series, one of the most recognizable coins worldwide. Featuring one of the most well-known US presidents, Abraham Lincon, the penny debuted backin 1909. Its obverse side was designed by Victor David Brenner and has remained part of the coin throughout it...
These old pennies circulated widely at the time and many simply wore out. Value discovery is the Extremely Fine grade and above. A lightly circulated coin with bold features to Lincoln's coat and separation of the bowtie is an exception. Overall 1912 Philadelphia cents are somewhat abundant, ...
Large-scale melting of old Lincoln cents for their copper continued for decades afterward. This forced the Mint to waste time and money to make replacement cents. Congress finally outlawed melting pennies and nickels in 2007. Famous Rare Memorial Cents Since billions of Lincoln Memorial cents were...
Look closely at the lower edge of Lincoln’s shoulder and you’ll see the letters VDB, Brenner’s initials. When the first Lincoln pennies were struck, these had appeared on the reverse. But they immediately caused controversy, with some feeling they were too large and constituted advertising....
1937 Lincoln Cent Mintmark Varieties1937 cents are part of the second era of the wheat cent series (1934 to 1958). All varieties of 1937 pennies are beginning to have a premium value beginning with the Extremely Fine grade. Large mintages are not indicating the true number of collector ...
The Wheat penny is part of the series known as Lincoln pennies. These get their name from the portrait of the former president that appears on their obverse. The Wheat penny is so named because of the design on the reverse, two ears of durum wheat. ...
1996Lincolnproof cent value 1996 Penny The Wide AM variety Most pennies from the Philadelphia mint struck in 1996 are varieties with the so-called Close AM, but there are a certain number of pennies with a Wide AM. You can recognize them by the larger space between these two letters in th...
History of the 1912 Wheat Penny The first Lincoln pennies with wheat stalks (Wheatie) on the reverse appeared in circulation in 1909. This historically significant coin featured the 16th American President, the first real person shown on state coinage. ...
The 1944 wheat pennies have value as numismatic coins. Keep reading to learn more about these one cent coins. Specifications Type: Wheat Penny Year: 1944 Face Value: $0.01 Composition: 95% copper, 5% zinc Total Weight: 3.11 grams The US minted the 1944 wheat penny with no mint mark and...
Finally, the Lincoln Memorial Penny was introduced in 1959 and is still used today. This coin features Lincoln on one side, and on the other side, there is a depiction of the Lincoln Memorial. As mentioned earlier, these pennies were made of 95% copper until 1982, when the composition cha...