Generally speaking, the rarest wheat pennies include: 1909-S V. D. B.
Why are 1943&1944 wheat pennies so rare?
You might notice that quite a few of these valuable wheat pennies are from 1943 & 1944. That’s because they are the most rare dates due to a mistake in the minting process in those years . In fact, the most valuable wheat penny is a ‘one of a kind’ from the Denver mint making it super rare and very valuable to own. Read more about it below.
A common query we ran across in our research was “Are wheat pennies still in circulation?”.
Here is what I learned. on a personal note we just love searching penny rolls for wheat and indian head pennies. Wheat pennies are still readily found in circulation and because of the relative price of just $25 for a box of these coins, they are cheap and will keep the coin roll searcher on his or her toes. The Wheat Penny is also known by colelctors as the Wheat Cent.
What is the most valuable Lincoln wheat penny?
These United States one cents coins all sold at auction for record prices, however the most valuable Lincoln Wheat cents were sold privately to anonymous buyers from United States in 2010 and 2018. You might notice that quite a few of these valuable wheat pennies are from 1943 & 1944.
One of the next things we wondered was, what are the most valuable pennies?
Here’s a list of the top 25 most valuable pennies: 1943-S copper Lincoln Wheat Penny , $185,000 – The 1943-S copper cent is the one of the most valuable small cents, with one example having sold for a cool $1 million at an auction in 2012.
How much is a wheat penny worth?
Although a wheat penny’s face value is one cent , all wheat pennies are worth more than their face value. Even those in poor condition are worth at least 3 or 4 cents, and some can be worth six figures.
You might be thinking “What is a wheat penny?”
The Wheat Penny is also known by colelctors as the Wheat Cent. The coin is made out of mostly copper, but steel versions of the coin were issued during World War II. In 1909 there were V. D. B., and marked pennies. VDB were the engraver Victor David Brenners initials.
While I was writing we ran into the question “How much is a 1918 wheat penny worth?”.
One idea is that the initials would be brought back in 1918, but they were much smaller and were placed on the front of the coin near Lincoln’s shoulder. Although a wheat penny’s face value is one cent , all wheat pennies are worth more than their face value. Even those in poor condition are worth at least 3 or 4 cents, and some can be worth six figures.