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Benjamin Franklin designed the first U.S. penny in 1787 (called a Fugio cent). The U.S. Mint started producing pennies in 1793 with Large cents (1793-1857), followed by Flying Eagle cents (1856-1858), Indian Head cents (1859-1909), and Lincoln cents (1909-present). One of the most popular pennies among collectors is a Lincoln cent design: the Lincoln Wheat penny (1909-1958). Here, experienced coin collectors are sharing fun ways to collect pennies, how to grade pennies to determine their condition & value, which pennies are the rarest & most valuable, and how much U.S. pennies are worth (by year).
Here are the features you should be looking for on your 2019 pennies, which mintmarks are the most valuable ones on 2019 Lincoln cents, and which 2019 penny errors are the easiest to find!
You probably have some valuable pennies in your loose change! Here’s an awesome cheat sheet showing the rare pennies you should be looking for. These 43 pennies found in circulation are worth 1 dollar or more… each! I’ve collected pennies since I was a kid, and I’ve put together a list of the best places to find rare pennies worth money.
Someone found a 1982 copper penny worth more than $10,000 — and you could too! Here’s everything you want to know about the 1982 D penny – and how to find a 1982 small date penny. See the details that you should be looking for.
Melting Pennies 101 – Here are all the reasons people WANT to melt copper pennies + All the reasons you should NOT melt pennies in the United States.
Do you have a 1989-D penny or a 1989-S penny? What about a plain 1989 penny with no mintmark? Some 1989-D copper pennies are worth $3,000! And there are some other 1989 pennies worth more than face value as well. Here’s how to tell if you have a valuable 1989 penny or a 1989 penny worth 1 cent — see what your 1989 penny value is today.
2008 Penny Value – Find out how much your 2008 pennies are worth here! Plus, a list of rare and valuable 2008 penny errors you should be looking for.
What are mint marks? Mintmarks are small letters stamped on U.S. coins that designate where the coin was made. Where a coin was minted affects its value. See which coins each U.S Mint facility made. And what a U.S. coin without a mintmark means. (Some are rare error coins. Others are not supposed to have a mint mark.)
Little-known facts and amazing trivia about U.S. pennies that, as a collector of coins, you should definitely know! How many of these 50 penny facts did you already know?
The United States has experienced a shortage of coins many times since the 1790s (the earliest days of the U.S. Mint). See what was behind the 5 most popular coin shortages in the U.S. and what you can do to help end local and national coin shortages.
The hobby of coin collecting is growing – with more and more people discovering how rewarding collecting coins is! I began collecting coins in the early 1990s – and I’m still finding new reasons to collect coins. I love that I can enjoy a hobby that costs very little and yet offers so much enjoyment. Here are my top 11 reasons why you should start collecting coins today!
