1859-1909: A wreath and shield
1909-1958: Wheat ears
1959-2008: The Lincoln Memorial
2009: Four designs honoring Lincoln's life
2010-present: The Union Shield
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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
The side of a US penny with the image of Abraham Lincoln weighs more because it has higher relief due to the design.
The current US penny coin features the Union Shield Crest on the back side of the coin. A banner with the words one cent goes over the shield.
the most valuable is the penny in the us has a head on the front and back hope this helped :) :) :) :) :)
One side of the penny pictures the Lincon Memorial in Washington D.C. The other side (the side with the person on it) pictures Abraham Lincoln. The penny is pretty much a tribute to Abraham Lincoln
"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.
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
The building you find on the back of a penny is the United States Capitol. The design, known as the "Lincoln Memorial" on the reverse side of the penny, features a view of the east front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. This iconic structure serves as the meeting place for the United States Congress and is a symbol of American democracy and government.
2010
Side-facing bust of Abraham Lincoln on the "heads" side, and Lincoln Memorial on the "tails" side.
The US mint was not in operation back then.