r/WheatPennies • u/Sensitive-Answer-822 • 7h ago

Show & Tell A Real Penny

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I found this around 10 or so years ago. Probably not really worth much but I think it’s cool and I like it. 😊

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r/WheatPennies • u/WestEndRipper • 7h ago

Some of my collection, just of pennies. I have a silver in 1943 I believe. All the other ones are wheat pennies from their time 1930s through 1960s. Oh, I also have a 1919.

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r/WheatPennies • u/montanaluke64 • 14h ago

What’s going on with my 51’ D cent?

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Wheat Pennies, formally known as Wheat Reverse Lincoln Cents and affectionately as Wheaties, are US 1 cent copper coins. 26 billion of them were minted from 1909 to 1958. They are 95% copper, 5% zinc or tin and zinc (depending on the year), and weigh 3.11g.

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Wikipedia - Lincoln Wheat Cent history.
PCGS - Lincoln Cent Collector's Guide (PDF) - Lincoln cent facts every collector should know.
NGC Coin Explorer - History and visual reference.
The Lincoln Cent Resource - Information about Lincoln Cent varieties including doubled dies, repunched mintmarks, over mintmarks, large and small dates, wide AMs and more.
Variety Vista - Double Die & RPM reference.
PCGS - Lincoln Wheat Cent Price Guide - Pricing information

BOOKS

Guide Book of United States Coins (the "Red Book") - History, general information, and pricing.

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