The wheat penny was first minted in 1909, and it was the first coin in wide circulation to feature a U.S. president. Sculptor ...

You don't need to be a coin collector to have piggy banks stashed around your house filled with quarters, dimes, nickels or ...

These pennies, which depict an image of Abraham Lincoln on one side and two stalks of wheat on the other ... and paper money auction house in the U.S., reported Fox Business.

The Lincoln Wheat Penny was first minted in 1909 and stayed in circulation until 1958. On the front, you’ve got Abraham ...

A coin in average condition is only around $4, but a mint-condition 1924-S wheat penny could be valued anywhere between $500 to $12,000. In 1943, the U.S. switched to zinc-coated steel to help ...

The U.S. Mint reports it costs 3.69 cents to mint each penny, which has been a chief argument of the anti-penny crowd, ...

Next, pay attention to the mint marks found on your steel penny. Mint marks indicate the specific U.S. Mint that produced the coin and can help establish its rarity. On the 1943 steel penny ...

President Trump says he directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies. He says the cost of producing the one-cent coin is too high. Last year the U.S. Mint reported losing more than ...

In 1909, the U.S. Mint replaced the Indian Head penny with ... This article was updated to reflect the 1982 penny is a Lincoln penny, not a wheat penny.

Here are a few key takeaways: The United States Mint only releases a certain amount ... If you have any 1943 wheat pennies, it’s worth taking them to a coin dealer to see how much you might ...