The Lincoln Wheat Penny Valued at $66 Million, Still in Circulation

Perhaps one of the most popular American coins ever is the Lincoln Wheat Penny. First minted in 1909-that happened to be President Abraham Lincoln’s 100th birthday coin marked a first for the United States because it was the first coin featuring an image of a real person. There’s an extremely rare variant of the Lincoln … Read more

5 Valuable Pennies You Should Be Looking for in Circulation

If you’ve been working on coins for a while, you’ve most likely had one or two pennies slip through your fingers that could have increased your coin-grading qualifications. When we talk about pennies for collectors, they are there with higher backs compared to the bigger denominations. Including collectors, anybody who sees the potential of some … Read more

The $3 Billion Lincoln Wheat Penny – Rare Treasure Still in Circulation?

From 1909 to 1958, the Lincoln Wheat Penny attracted a respectable following among the coin-collecting crowd, so the latest buzz that a Lincoln Wheat Penny is still in circulation and is supposedly worth $3 billion would not be surprising. This article intends to trace the origin of this claim, the most valuable types of Lincoln … Read more