They normally symbolize agricultural productivity and bounty; e.g. the wheat ears on U.S. Lincoln cents issued from 1909 to 1958.
The initials of the designer of the Lincoln Wheat Ears Cent, Victor David Brenner, appeared on the coins between the wheat stalks.
The answer is ears. You have 2, and the field has ears of wheat.
Most are face value to 5 cents, so many were made that uncirculated coins are 25 cents.
They'd be spectacularly valuable if they existed because they'd be both Canadian and American. "Wheat cents" are US Coins only. They were struck from 1909 to 1958. The name comes from the 2 stylized wheat ears shown on the reverse side of the design.
They'd be spectacularly valuable if they existed because they'd be both Canadian and American. "Wheat cents" are US coins only. They were struck from 1909 to 1958. The name comes from the 2 stylized wheat ears shown on the reverse side of the design.
For a idea of value, get a copy of Red Book it list value per grade of all Lincoln Wheat Ears reverse coins.
Likely not much, the 1941-1958 Lincolns are all very common. For a idea of value, get a copy of Red Book it list value per grade of all Lincoln Wheat Ears reverse coins. Or you can try the website in the related links - it's free. But keep in mind the values from Red Book or the web site are average retail values, NOT what a dealer will pay, we also have to make money on the coins we buy.
You don't. Cleaning coins destroys any value they have and takes what could be a coin worth a few cents back down to face value. Never, ever, ever clean coins unless you want to completely destroy their value.
There is no such thing as a "wheat head penny". They're either called Lincoln-head cents or wheat-ear cents because the back shows wheat stalks called "ears" (like ears of corn). Please see the Related Question for more information.
I think you mean GRAINS, but in any case they're wheat EARS. That design is called (drum roll please) a wheat cent, wheat-back, or "wheatie". It was issued from 1909 to 1958.Values of common wheat cents are less than a nickel, but some rare dates can be worth thousands.
In the U.S., from 1909 to 1958, the Wheat Penny was coined with Abraham Lincoln on the front, and ears of wheat on the back.
You can identify if a penny is a wheat penny from 1953 by looking at the reverse (tails) side of the coin. If it has two wheat ears framing the words "ONE CENT" and the image of the Lincoln Memorial, then it is a wheat penny from 1953. Wheat pennies were minted from 1909 to 1958 and are recognizable by the wheat ears on the reverse side.