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The Lincoln cent (sometimes called the Lincoln penny) is a one-cent coin that has been struck by the United States Mint every year since 1909. The obverse or heads side was designed by Victor David Brenner , as was the original reverse, depicting two stalks of wheat (thus "wheat pennies", struck 1909–1958).
1. 1943-D Lincoln Bronze Wheat Penny — $2.3 million. Designed by Victor D. Brenner, this is one of the highest-value pennies in circulation today. During World War II, pennies were made of steel ...
1943-D Lincoln Bronze Wheat Penny: $2.3 million. Designed by Victor D. Brenner, this is one of the rarest and priciest pennies in circulation today. During World War II, pennies were made of steel ...
In 1918, they returned as small letters below Lincoln's shoulder, where they remain today. Incorporation of a designer's initials into a coin design is now commonplace in America. 1909 VDB penny on Mars, covered in Martian dust despite its vertical mounting position. A 1909 VDB US cent was mounted on the calibration target on the Mars Curiosity ...
Close-up of a 1943 Lincoln penny, featuring two sides. The obverse shows a profile of Abraham Lincoln with the year "1943." The reverse displays the words "ONE CENT" and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."
The penny, also known as the cent, is a coin in the United States representing one-hundredth of a dollar.It has been the lowest face-value physical unit of U.S. currency since the abolition of the half-cent in 1857 (the abstract mill, which has never been minted, equal to a tenth of a cent, continues to see limited use in the fields of taxation and finance).
Another 1909 Lincoln penny, also inked by Brenner, sold at an auction by Great Collections in 2022 for $365,000. In that same auction, four other pennies from 1909 and 1915 each cost more than ...
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Mintage Obverse Reverse 1¢ Lincoln Bicentennial "Birthplace" penny: Abraham Lincoln: Log cabin: Circulation: 284,400,000 P 350,400,000 D Uncirculated: 784,614 P (satin bronze) 784,614 D (satin bronze) Proof: 2,995,615 S 1¢ Lincoln Bicentennial "Formative Years" penny Abraham Lincoln