What Is A Wheat Penny?

February 24, 2009 by Jake
Filed under: Wheat Penny Information 

Referred to as many different things, the Wheat Penny has become a huge collectors item!  Common names you will often hear are:

  • Wheat Penny
  • Lincoln Wheat Cent
  • Wheatie
  • Wheat Head
  • Wheatback

The Wheat Penny was a one-cent coin that was produced in the United States from 1909-1958.

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