Sunday, June 08, 2008

1940 Wheat Cent

Do you have a cent and want to know its value? Leave a comment/question and I will do my best to find out the price and history for you.

In 1940...
  • The year began with Britain rationing meat, sugar, and butter.
  • By the middle of the year the United States sells surplus war material to Great Britain.
  • By November President Franklin D. Roosevelt gets elected to a third term over some Republican.

All that time these little cents were being made. (Note I took these with my camera not the usual scanner and the reverse came out very blurry.)

There are varieties to this coin that involve minor Doubled Dies on the reverse but this isn't one of those.

Type/Country: 1 Cent/United States
Year: 1940
Mintages: 586,810,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.15 in G-4

This was just a simple end of the day find in my change. I'm not sure what store I got it in but even to find something is nice.

Do you have a penny and want to know how much it's worth? Leave a comment/question and I will do my best to find out the price and history for you.

6 dollars worth, for Comments/Questions click here.:

Chrys said...

Hey I found a 1939 one while I was cleaning my car. You can get a special penny coin album right?

Man said...

1939 one while I was cleaning my car. You can get a special penny coin album right?


Yes folders are pretty cheap about $5.00. You just push the coin in the slot.

Albums are a bit more expensive at $20.00-$30.00 but it keeps coins safer in PVC-free sleeves.

1939 in good is about $0.15 so this type is better in a folder.

Kaitlin M. 14yearold coin collector said...

i have four wheat cents. they are all in the 1900's and i have looked up many of them. all of them are under 1960. the oldest one is from 1927 but it is real worn down and it has a mint mark but i am not sure what it says. the second one is from 1940 it is in goodish condition it only has a few scratches on the revers of lincons head.the third on is from 1944 which saddens me because i know that there is a 1943 penny floating around and it is not worth as much as the 1943 penny at all. and the last one is from 1958 and it is in good condition.none of these are worth any more then .25c they are all american. although i do have a currentish 1974 canadian penny and a new 2004 spain euro penny. what do you think the worths are?

Man said...

Wheat Cents

1927 but it is real worn down and it has a mint mark but i am not sure what it says.
About $0.10

1940 it is in goodish condition it only has a few scratches on the reverse
About $0.15

1944
About $0.05

1958 and it is in good condition
About $0.05

1974 canadian penny
About $0.05

2004 spain euro penny
About $0.03

Anonymous said...

i have a wheat penny the last digit on date is missing first number is a 4 also minted in san francisco what is it worth

Man said...

wheat penny the last digit on date is missing first number is a 4 also minted in san francisco

About $0.03 the missing digit is either a weak strike or struck though grease error either way it lowers the value.