Sounds like an altered coin. I suggest you find a coin show where ANACS will be attending, and get a free professional appraisal from them. They list their upcoming show on their website : http://www.anacs.com == == Be sure of what you mean by "reversed". ALL U.S. coins have their back sides oriented 180 degrees from their fronts, so that they point in opposite directions if you flip the coin from side to side like a book page. If that's the way your coin is oriented it's an ordinary cent. If both sides point the same way you'll need to have it professionally inspected, as suggested above.
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it is worth about $2 to $80,000
The front of a 1917 penny looks very similar to a present day penny. The reverse had shafts of wheat with ONE CENT and THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Value is 3 to 10 cents for average circulated coins.
A coin in average circulated condition is 10 to 50 cents.
There is no such thing as a "wheat head penny". Assuming you are referring to a 1917 Lincoln cent, its value depends on its condition and mint mark. See the Related Link for "Lincoln cent prices" to the right. In circulated condition, you'll get about 5-10 cents for it.
Common date and grade Wheat cents are on average 3 cents
With a silvery coating on it, it has now become a novelty item with no collector value.
Most 1917 Lincoln cents show very heavy wear and are valued at 3-25 cents, better coins are $1.00-$3.00. Uncirculated coins can be $20.00 or more.
Average circulated coins are valued at 3 to 10 cents. Mint State coins can be $20.00 or more.
The Penny Philanthropist - 1917 was released on: USA: 24 September 1917
Most 1917 Lincoln cents show very heavy wear and are valued at 3-25 cents, better coins are $1.00-$3.00. Uncirculated coins can be $20.00 or more.