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How do you know if the penny is wheat in 1953?
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.
What are the initials on the tails side of a penny?
Your answer depends on the date on the penny.
What does a 1946-D wheat penny look like?
The obverse (heads) side looks the same as any other Lincoln cent since 1909, and the reverse (tails) is the same as all other wheat pennies.
What is the Value of 1830 wheat penney?
Wheat pennies were designed by Victor D. Brenner and and were only minted from 1909 to 1958. I am not quite sure what coin you have, but with a date of 1830 it is not a wheat penny. Wheat pennies have the bust of Lincoln on the obverse side and wheat shafts on either side of the reverse.
What is the building on the tails side of the penny?
Lincoln memorial Bldg.
What are the beliefs of a penny of the US?
If you find a penny on the heads side it is good luck if you find a penny on the tails side and pick it up it is bad luck
How do you distinguish a average penny from a Lincoln wheat penny?
by flipping over the penny and looking at the back. if its a wheat penny its got designs on each side of the writing which is different than a regular penny
Is there such thing as a penny that has a wheat design on one side and a liberty winged head on the other side?
If it looks like a Wheat cent reverse and Mercury dime obverse what you have is a magic coin used in slight of hand tricks and has no collectible value.
Is a 1964 penny a wheat penny?
A wheat penny is any Lincoln cent that was made between 1909 and 1958. The back of a wheat penny says, "One Cent", and it has a picture of two ears of wheat on either side of these words. Earlier (Indian head) cents and any cents dated 1959 or later aren't wheat cents.
What are the illustrations on the US penny?
Side-facing bust of Abraham Lincoln on the "heads" side, and Lincoln Memorial on the "tails" side.
Value of a 1803 penny with wheat on one side?
Wheat cents were made from 1909 to 1958. An 1803 Large Cent would have a pair of berry branches on the reverse. Please see the Related Question for more information.
What does the first penny coin looks like?
There are multiple designs for the first penny but generally it had lady Liberty on the obverse (heads side of the coin) and the denomination on the reverse (tails side of the coin).
