The obverse of the Wheat Penny features a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln. “IN GOD WE TRUST” is inscribed, as is the year of issue.
The reverse features two wheat stalks encircling the sides of the coin. Between them lie the inscriptions “ONE CENT” and “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” while “E PLURIBUS UNUM” sits above.
The Wheat Penny was designed by Victor D. Brenner and issued by the US Mint from 1909 to 1956, and it has since become a classic 21st century American coin. The obverse was commemorative of the 100th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. These pennies were made mostly of copper, but steel versions were struck during WWII.
Wheat Pennies come with a few various markings, depending on where and when they were made. A mintmark is sometimes found under the date, with an “S” for San Francisco or a “D” for Denver. The absence of a mintmark means that it was made in Philadelphia.
Due to their numismatic appeal, Wheat Pennies are often valued at several times their face value, or higher for coins in excellent condition. This fact–along with their metal content–makes them a good investment, particularly for investors who enjoy collecting “junk” coins.
Your 500 Wheat Pennies will ship in a sealed bag that weighs over three pounds. Dates will range from 1910 to 1919, though we cannot guarantee any particular variety of these dates.
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Eric - 3/11/2017
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Good teens---very old copper! They even have that really old penny scent to them. Hard to believe you can still get these so inexpensive and in quantity as well."
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Everett - 9/24/2015
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Expected a better distribution of dates/MM for the price! Rated it 2 stars because the count was accurate. The majority of all 502 coins were VERY worn, hard to read(@80%), Cull to AG2 at best, ALL but 14 were common 1916-1919P mint, the 14 were ??? on date/MM, CULLS in other words.These coins appear to be Dealer rejects, the kind I personally cannot resell or use as bulk filler....WAAAYY overpriced. Honest review, wonder if it will get posted?"
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Greg - 2/16/2015
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This bag was a tri-fecta of these teens, a 20s and a 30s bag. As expected, the 1910, 1911, 1912 were worn and with few D & S specimens. However, all the 1916-1919 slots are now filled - mostly with EF40 coins. Bonus: there was an AG 1909 in there. This is practically a melt coin, but it fills the slot for now."
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Gary - 12/11/2013
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Had fun looking though the pennies, didn't find any real rare coins, but found several au's and 6 extra fines. The rest were g - f's. Ordered ten rolls today, well worth it."
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Gary - 12/10/2013
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Was expensive, found a lot of 18's $ 19's but others were fine and above. Will buy again.
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| Year | Various |
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| Condition | Circulated |
| Denomination | $0.01 |
| Producer | U.S. Mint |
| Provident ID | 2558690 |
Good teens—very old copper! They even have that really old penny scent to them. Hard to believe you can still get these so inexpensive and in quantity as well.
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Expected a better distribution of dates/MM for the price! Rated it 2 stars because the count was accurate. The majority of all 502 coins were VERY worn, hard to read(@80%), Cull to AG2 at best, ALL but 14 were common 1916-1919P mint, the 14 were ??? on date/MM, CULLS in other words.These coins appear to be Dealer rejects, the kind I personally cannot resell or use as bulk filler….WAAAYY overpriced. Honest review, wonder if it will get posted?
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This bag was a tri-fecta of these teens, a 20s and a 30s bag. As expected, the 1910, 1911, 1912 were worn and with few D & S specimens. However, all the 1916-1919 slots are now filled – mostly with EF40 coins. Bonus: there was an AG 1909 in there. This is practically a melt coin, but it fills the slot for now.
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Had fun looking though the pennies, didn’t find any real rare coins, but found several au’s and 6 extra fines. The rest were g – f’s. Ordered ten rolls today, well worth it.
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Was expensive, found a lot of 18’s $ 19’s but others were fine and above. Will buy again.
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All -in – all not a bad deal, I rate my bag at a low 4 star largely due to the price.
Good Points: Some 1916D found, some better grades found F-VF (VF-XF 1910P found!).
Bad Points: 8- non teens in bag, 6 unreadable dates, way too many culls, no 1915, 183 – 1919 P,D&S (in all fairness this is normal due to the mass mintage of 1919), Total of 395 1916-1919, no S mintmarks below 1917, no mintmarks below 1916.
Best coin found: A PO1- AG2 1922D, go figure (it was one of the 8 non-teen).
Regardless, I stand by my claim Provident Metals is a “Wheat Collectors Friend”. I?m opening second bag after Christmas, I will leave results.
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Boats John
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