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So-called "wheat pennies" get their name from the back of the coin having stalks of wheat encircling the "One Cent" text. They were produced from 1909 to 1958. After that, the wheat stalks were shorn ...
The end of penny production marks a change in a 233 year tradition, as the penny was one of the first coins made after the ...
“You can go to your own bank or credit union and not pay any fee,” said Kimberly Palmer, personal finance expert at ...
Are your old pennies worth a lot? Experts say some wheat pennies could be worth big bucks; here's where to find out.
according to the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) website. Here’s another double-die obverse Lincoln cent from the early 1970s that has gained favor with collectors. The phrases “LIBERTY” and ...
Goodbye, pennies … hello, cash! If you have any of these pennies in your coin jars, here's exactly what you need to do.
Most high-quality examples sell for about $175, but according to the Professional Coin Grading Service ... PCGS reports that one 1986-S proof Lincoln penny went for $3,450 in 2003 — a record ...
On the very top of my list was the 1990 “No S” Proof Lincoln ... “No S” cents in a run and destroying 145 of them. Obviously, more got away from them than they caught, including the three highlighted ...
As conversations continue on the production of the penny, outside of Congress, it’s getting some people into a new hobby, coin collecting. Over at B&R Rare Coins in Lee’s Summit, Ted Riegel ...
President Donald Trump recently announced that he told the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies, ending a 233-year run of the 1-cent coin ... to insert a penny, Lincoln's head upside ...