1944 Lincoln, Wheat Ears Reverse

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Half all of the traffic to this blog are inquiries about the 1944 U.S. Cent. I've posted it about in the past and still most visitors disregard the entry and still ask if the coin is super-valuable.

I'm truly sorry but it's not.

Even if you were to find one in Mint State 65, no trace of wear, barely noticeable blemishes, and full red color, it would only be worth $3.00 in retail and $0.50 average buyer's price.


Finding this well circulated 1944 cent in my change marked the 20th time I found this particular coin. The only reason I don't put it back in circulation is over fears I'll find it again. There are 14 known Doubled Die Obverses and 3 Doubled Die Reverses all hold a small premium. There are some made from the 1943 steel blanks worth thousands and other off-metal errors worth a lot.

Here's the stat...
Year: 1944
Mintage: 1,435,400,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% zinc
Value: G-4 $0.02 or VF-20 $0.10 or EF-40 $0.20

Still if you have question about this coin feel free to ask. I understand that finding a 65 year old coin is still something special.

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1956D Wheat Cent

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It has been nearly two months since I found an older American coin in my change, by older I mean older then 1959. Today when putting away my change I found a 1956-D cent which I have no idea where I got it since I spent the whole day shopping.


It's true that this coin is not particularly valuable or rare but it is a wheatie and over 50 years old. Only the third 1956D cent I found and seeing how so many people are searching bank rolls it may be one of the last.

Here are the stats for this penny...
Type/Country: 1 Cent/United States
Year: 1956D
Mintages: 1,098,201,100
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.10 in VF-20

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New Coin Ideas

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I'm checking all the blogs that link to this in the hope of reading something interesting while in class. Then low and behold the first linker was another New York blogger who was doing a little experiment.

He decided to pick up every coin he saw on the streets for a few months. Along the way he found plenty of pennies, a 1944 cent and a $5.00 bill, twice.

I commented to him that I doing the same only around my college and found 37¢, but the same day while on the subway I found two 1 dollar bills in a bundle on the platform. Now I don't know if it was luck or just that reading his blog made me hyper-aware.

I did spot a penny on the platform a couple feet away but I have my limits and left it there for some braver soul to pick up.

Just thinking about this I must have passed up hundreds of dollars in street money throughout the years. Is this just a New York thing?

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Happy Fourth of July

Something to ponder this July 4th, besdies our freedom and great potential.

The penny and nickel are getting to expensive to produce as they currently exist.



But the penny has been produced by the United States Mint for circulation since 1793.
This recent one found in Maine sold for $414,000.

I'm just hoping to keep the penny and nickel in circulation even if it is no longer copper.

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You Asked For It

I made a fairly accurate Wheat Penny Price/Value Guide here
WHEAT PENNIES.

I hope to do it for all coins but it might take a while tomorrow I'll put a permanaent link in the sidebar.

Trying to finish a Series

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I collect all types of coins and I want to have an entire set of each type. Since I mostly collect out of pocket it is difficult to find everyone. Grade is not an issue for me, I don't care if the coin is in good condition or mint state as long as it fills a hole in my collection.

It is frustrating when I look at my Lincoln wheaties and see I was missing common dates in the 1950's. I still have no 1954 pennies. Sometimes I buy a lot, as in a dealer's "lot", even if they contain repeats.

So I recently purchased, from eBay, these 8 coins for $7.37 shipping and handling included.

Click on the images for a larger image.

Here's the stats for each coin...
Year/Type: 1 cent 1953
Mintages: 256,755,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.10


Year/Type: 1 cent 1953D
Mintages: 700,515,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.10

Year/Type: 1 cent 1952
Mintages: 186,775,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.10


Year/Type: 1 cent 1952S
Mintages: 137,800,004
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.15

Year/Type: 1 cent 1951
Mintages: 284,576,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.10

Click on the images for a larger image.

Year/Type: 1 cent 1951S
Mintages: 136,010,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.25

Year/Type: 1 cent 1953
Mintages: 256,755,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.10


Year/Type: 25 cents 1938
Mintages: 9,472,000
Metal: 90% silver 10% copper
Value: G-4 $6.66

Year/Type: 25 cents 1964
Mintages: 560,390,585
Metal: 90% silver 10% copper
Value: F-12 $6.66

All in all the collectors value is $14.22, I paid $7.37 minus $3.00 in shipping it was $4.37. You decide if it was worth it, I would add that I had at 20 other coins that I lost the bidding from this same seller who charges only $0.50 for shipping and handling. If I won it would have been $15.00 for $30.00 worth of coins.

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True Values, Not Really pt.II

Another round of frequently asked questions about coins.

What coins are worth?

• Well there at least worth face value and also what ever you can get someone to pay for it.

How much are wheat pennies worth? I have a copper wheat penny tell me more. What is the wheat penny mintage? What is the wheat penny’s value? Value of collector’s wheat penny? Wheat back pennies value? “Wheat penny prices”?

• Wheat pennies in low grades go $0.02-$0.10 in general. Check out the years below for coins that are valued more.
• Rare dates: 1909-S, 1909-S V.D.B., 1914-D, 1922, 1931-S
• Scarce dates: 1910-S, 1911-S, 1912-S, 1913-S, 1914-S, 1915-S, 1922-D, 1922-D, 1924-D

What are some wheat penny errors?

• 1955 doubling worth hundreds to thousand depending on the grade.
  
• 1909S over S could be worth hundreds.
  
• 1944D over S also could be hundreds.
  
• 1917, 1936, 1943D, 1946S and 1956D any date can carry other errors.
  

What are old penny values? Which old penny worth money? Which pennies are worth money?

• They’re all worth face value, but from1887 to now they aren’t usually worth more than a couple of dollars.

Give me the price of:
1909 wheat pennies, I wrote about them in full details here 1909
1942 wheat penny, I wrote about them in full details here 1942
1944 penny, I wrote about them in full here 1944
1945 penny value It’s very common and worth $0.02-$0.10. Sorry.
1958 penny worth anything?—Again check here, 1958

What is the value of 1943 united states steel penny? Can I see a picture of the 1943 Silver Penny? How much is a silver penny worth?

• First they are not silver they’re Zinc coated Steel and are magnetic.
  
• They are worth $0.15-$0.35 in low circulated grade.
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• The picture is of a wheat penny, a steel penny and a 2004 penny all circulated and low grade. Notice the color difference. (Credit for photo to Dartmouth.edu)
  

What is the worth of an Indian penny that is found in your change? What is the value of a penny in 1883?

• Circulated about $1.50-$3.00 it may be worth more if it is sharp and uncleaned.
  
• An 1883 penny is about $4.00 in low grade.
  

What are the values of 2003 minted nickels, 2005 Buffalo Nickel value or give me the of mintage keelboat nickel?

• 2003 nickels are $0.25 at MS-63 which is untouched or scratched and sharply detailed.
  
• 2005 nickels are the same as above.
  
• Keelboat mintages:
• 2004P….366,720,000
• 2004D....344,800,000

What is the value of silver in a $0.50 piece?

• For silver clad halves .14792 oz. $1.04 (at $7.00 per oz.)
• For all other halves .36169oz. $2.53 (at $7.00 per oz.)
  

Price of 1935 Canadian penny? Canadian 1945 penny value?

• 1935 penny $0.20 in low grade
• 1945 penny $0.10 in low grade
  

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1944 Penny

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Anonymous said...
I have a 1944 wheat penny. Is it worth anything?

This is one of the most common dates for older wheat cents because all together about 2 billion (2,000,000,000) were minted. So far I've found 18 cents dated 1944 mostly in good to extremely fine condition. Very Fine is not worn on the back and slightly worn on the front. Extremely Fine barely any wear and sharp details. I've never found a 1944D or 1944S.

Here's the stat for 1944 cents...
Year: 1944
Mintage: 1,435,400,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.10 or EF-40 $0.20

Year: 1944D
Mintage: 430,578,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.10 or EF-40 $0.20

Year: 1944S
Mintage: 282,760,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.15 or EF-40 $0.20

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Updated for 2014 values.

1916 & 1958 Wheat Penny

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lea said...
hi.i am curious to find out how much my wheat pennies might be worth. i have a 1916 wheat(no lettering) and also a 1958 wheat. thanks

Here's the stats for a 1916 cent...
Year: 1916
Mintage: 131,833,677
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Value: G-4 $0.30 (G=good with the lines in the wheat missing)
------- EF-40 $8.00 (EF=extremely fine with all details sharp all wheat lines visible)

Here's the stats for a 1958 cent...
Year: 1958
Mintage: 252,525,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% zinc
Value: VF-20 $0.10 (VF=very fine no worn spot on back, slight wear on cheeks in front)


Basically for all wheat cents if it's this bright and the stalks of the wheat are sharp with full lines those are higher grades and of course worth much more. Even the littlest scratch or cleaning the coin will devalue it to only a few cents.



Sorry it took a while for a response I was out.
Thanks for your visit.

1909 and 1942 cents

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Someone else took me up on that offer and asked another good question:

Anonymous said...

i have a wheat penny from 1909 not in the greatest shape it is still readable. i also have a 1942 wheat coin in better shape but nowhere near new.

Well there are five different types of circulating 1909 wheat cents so knowing which type is half the solution. On a certain amount of 1909 wheat pennies there is a V.D.B. on the reverse, also only two mint marks exist blank=Philadelphia or S= San Francisco located underneath the date on the front. The least it can be worth is $3.50 for a 1909 at G-4( G= good everything worn but the date). The most it can be worth is $825.00 for a 1909S V.D.B. also at G-4. A Mint state(MS-60) 1909S V.D.B. can be worth $1,700 or more if it has a good luster.

Here's the stat for all 1909 wheat cents....
Year: 1909 V.D.B.
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 27,995,000
Value: G-4 $11.00

Year: 1909S V.D.B.
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 484,000
Value: G-4 $825.00

Year: 1909
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 72,702,618
Value: G-4 $3.50

Year: 1909S
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 1,825,000
Value: G-4 $100.00

Year: 1909S S over horizontal S (an error coin)
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: Amount unknown.
Value: G-4 $110.00

As for the 1942 penny it's worth significantly less and comes in three mint marks blank, S, and D = Denver. In EF-40( extremely fine condition slight wear and sharp details) it's about $0.50 for P and D example and $1.25 for S.

Here's the stat for 1942 pennies....
Year: 1942
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 657,796,000
Value: G-4 $0.15

Year: 1942D
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 206,698,000
Value: G-4 $0.15

Year: 1942S
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin and zinc
Mintage: 85,590,000
Value: G-4 $0.20

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Updated to the 2012 values.