1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent: The First-Year Penny Everyone Looks For If you could check just one wheat penny first — before all the others — which one should it be? For most collectors, the answer is the 1909-S VDB. It is the very first Lincoln cent from the San Francisco Mint, it carries its designer’s…
1943 Steel Penny vs 1943 Copper Penny: The Magnet Test That Tells Them Apart What if one penny in your change jar was made of the wrong metal — and that one mistake made it one of the most famous coins in America? That is exactly the story of the 1943 cent. In 1943, pennies…
Wheat Penny Value Guide (1909–1958): Key Dates, Mint Marks & Prices Could the most valuable coin you own be a one-cent piece sitting in a jar, a drawer, or an old coffee can? For a lot of people, it could. Lincoln wheat cents were made from 1909 to 1958, and most of them are worth…
That jar of pennies on your dresser? Most of it is worth one cent. But a few pennies — real ones, still found in pocket change and old rolls — are worth hundreds, thousands, and in one famous case, hundreds of thousands of dollars. Here are the ones to actually look for, and how to…
