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 2nd day that the new one-cent coins arrived in commerce. While the coins were ...
First, a brief history of the wheat penny: This one-cent coin, produced between 1909 to 1958, is also known as the Lincoln Wheat Ear Cent, Wheat Back, Straw Penny, Wheat Head and Wheatie. A New York sculptor, Victor David Brenner designed both sides of the coin. Brenner’s obverse (...
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Both metals were needed for the war effort and by 1943, the US Mint had authorization from Congress to alter the metal content of the penny to save on copper and tin. Issued only in 1943, the Steel Cent was a Wheat Penny issued with zinc plating over steel. Background on Copper Soft,...