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, ...
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....
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...
Lincoln pennies are still being produced today. But the new coins are quite different to those issued in 1971. That’s partly because of what they’re made from. The original Lincoln pennies were 95 per cent copper. There was a brief switch to steel in 1943, to release copper for munitio...
1953-S Lincoln Penny "S" Mintmark Under Date: San Francisco Mint Struck the Coin San Francisco wheat pennies, denoted as 1953-S are Abundant on the rarity scale. Although the least amount struck of the three varieties, it is still available today in a wide range of grades. Stand out qua...
Interestingly, collectors highly appreciate these pieces and are often prepared to set aside serious money to get one of them. It is the same with1986 Lincoln pennies. You can find coins struck this year with three typical errors, but finding those with a weird look doesn’t mean you have ...
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. ...
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...
Lincoln Memorial Penny (1959-2008) Finding the Value of Your Penny To determine how much your U.S. penny is worth, we first need to determine its type. The U.S. has made two significant types of pennies, the Large Cent and the Small Cent. The Large Cents are dated 1857 and earlier...