To honor America's agricultural power.
The Lincoln cent with the wheat design was introduced in 1909.
A wheat penny is made of 95% copper and 5% tin or zinc. They were minted from 1909 to 1958 and feature a design of two wheat ears on the reverse side.
"Staw Penny" refers to an old US penny with wheat on the back, which was the design through the 1950s. Current pennies have the Lincoln Memorial on the back.
Yes. Wheat pennies were made 1909-1958. A wheat penny has wheat on the backside.
The back of a 1940 penny features the design of two stalks of wheat, known as the "Wheat Ears" design. In the center, it displays the inscription "ONE CENT," with "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" curved along the top and "E PLURIBUS UNUM" along the bottom. The overall design emphasizes the penny's denomination and reflects an agricultural theme.
There is no 1873 wheat penny. It is an Indian head penny.
what is the value of a 1912 lincoln wheat penny
The Wheat Penny did not appear until 1909.
Please check your coin again. Wheat cents were struck from 1909 to 1958. All 1973 US cents have the Lincoln Memorial on the back, not the wheat-ear design.
vlue of a 1919 wheat back penny
There's no such coin. Wheat cents were made from 1909 to 1958. If your coin has an Indian head design, it's an Indian head cent, not a wheat cent.
A 1942 wheat penny is worth 2 cents for the copper.