Wheat pennies with errors are among the most highly valued coins out there for any collector. The errors range from double-die casting to steel cent striking mistakes, all made by the U.S. Mint. The ...

For millions of collectors and investors, some coins just make sense to hold on to. The Lincoln wheat penny is one of them. While it might not be the world’s most collected coin, it’s still one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Penny production in the U.S. is grinding to a stop. More than 3 billion pennies were minted in the U.S. last year, but according ...

That’s a lot of coin. A Lincoln wheat penny minted in 1955 sold this month for $2,050 on eBay because it contains a rare feature known as a “double die error ...

A childhood rhyme goes a little something like this: “Find a penny, pick it up, all day long you’ll have good luck!” But what if you found a penny, picked it up, and it was worth millions of dollars?

For more than 100 years, the Lincoln Wheat Cent, often just called the “wheat penny,” has sparked the interest of collectors — partially because of their rarity and partially because of their historic ...

Find a penny, pick it up and all day long you’ll have good luck — potentially in the form of thousands of dollars. Pennies are everywhere. While most aren’t worth much more than, well, a penny, there ...

Have you ever noticed two wheat stalks on the back of an old penny? That little piece of copper –– sometimes steel –– could actually be worth more than your car, or house, or your lifetime salary.

For more than 100 years, the Lincoln Wheat Cent, often just called the “wheat penny,” has sparked the interest of collectors — partially because of their rarity and partially because of their historic ...