wheat penny
Copper collector's coin
A wheat penny is a U.S. one-cent coin minted from 1909 to 1958, named for the two wheat stalks on its reverse side.
The design was replaced by the Lincoln Memorial.
Wheat pennies remain common in circulation and are collected, though most are worth only slightly more than face value: I found a wheat penny in my change.
Midwestern state capital
- centHundredth of a dollar
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- currencyMedium of exchange
- centsDollar subdivisions
money · change · circulation · denomination · bronze · alloy · tender · cash
Midwestern state capital
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- obverseFront of coin
- reverseTurn to opposite
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
portrait · motto · inscription · relief · die · Brenner · stalks · wreath
Four-digit date designation
- 1958Mid-century calendar year
- PhiladelphiaPennsylvania's largest metropolis
- DenverColorado's capital city
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
wartime · steel · zinc · World War II · vintage · antique · era · period
Lincoln
Midwestern state capital
cents · money · change · circulation · denomination · bronze · alloy · tender · cash · metal
Lincoln
Midwestern state capital
engraving · portrait · motto · inscription · relief · die · Brenner · stalks · wreath · lettering
1909
Four-digit date designation
- 1958Mid-century calendar year
- PhiladelphiaPennsylvania's largest metropolis
- DenverColorado's capital city
San Francisco · wartime · steel · zinc · World War II · vintage · antique · era · period · nostalgia
numismatics
Study of currency
condition · uncirculated · proof · mint · auction · rarities · desirable · valuable · series · album
coin roll
Wrapped stack of money
discovery · sorting · error · 1943 · 1955 · repunched · off-center · lamination · variety · cherrypicking