They are on ebay now for 1.25. You should hang onto it though, all wheatbacks are worth keeping and have value over face which is rising.
it was made in denver, at the denver mint
The 1957 D Wheat Penny was made in Denver Colorado. The "D" is the mint mark for the Denver mint.
The D on a penny indicates it was made at the Denver, Colorado mint
Please check your pocket change. These are extremely common coins and have no added value. 3,260,800,000 were made at Philadelphia (no mint mark) and 4,028,055,000 were struck in Denver (D).
It means that the coin was made at the Denver mint.
The Lincoln Penny was produced in both Philadelphia and Denver in 1956 (the latter have a "D" mintmark below the date).
It's not a penny. Remember, there was no Colorado no Denver and no such mint in that year. Denver was founded in 1858. What you have is a mint token struck on a penny-sized blank. These are included in the uncirculated coin sets issued each year, one for Denver and one for Philadelphia. 1789 is the year that the Treasury Department was established, not the date the token was made. Sometimes people break up the sets and the tokens slip into circulation because they look like pennies. However, they aren't collectible because they don't have a mintage year on them and they all look alike.
It depends on the year and condition of the penny. If it is from any time in the 1950s or later, it is most likely worth nothing to collectors - so it is worth face value (1 cent). All the D means is that is is made in the Denver mint.
Even if only slightly worn average value is 5 cents. The D mintmark means it was made at the Denver Mint.
The "D" Mint Mark identifies the Denver Mint. There were no one cent coins minted in Denver in that year; they were all made either in San Francisco ( S Mint Mark), or in Philadelphia ( no Mint Mark). Double-check your coin with a strong magnifying glass.
The D mint mark stands for the Denver Mint in Colorado were the coin was made.
its a mint mark, the letter indicates where the coin was made P = Philadelphia, D = Denver