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28 Φεβ 2023 · The Wheat Penny is made of a copper and zinc alloy, with the copper content being 95%. This means that a wheat penny contains 0.095 ounces of copper per coin (The Official Red Book, p. 120). In 1943, due a copper shortage during World War II, Wheat Pennies were struck using zinc-coated steel.
The Lincoln cent (sometimes called the Lincoln penny) is a one-cent coin that has been struck by the United States Mint since 1909. The obverse or heads side was designed by Victor David Brenner, as was the original reverse, depicting two stalks of wheat (thus "wheat pennies", struck 1909–1958).
18 Μαρ 2024 · Lincoln wheat cents (or wheat pennies) are American one-cent coins minted from 1909 to 1958, named for the wheat design on their reverse. The coins are a numismatic staple, with many hobbyists starting their collection with a wheat cent set. Nicknames for these coins are “wheaties” and “wheat backs.”
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9 Ιουν 2021 · The History. The Lincoln Cent was minted in 1909 and it is one of the last withstanding coin designs ever made by the U.S. Mint at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints. Their mint marks are on the obverse of the coin below the date. However, all coins made at Philadelphia Mint did not feature a mint mark.
23 Μαΐ 2016 · The Lincoln cent was designed by famous Lithuanian-born sculptor and engraver Victor David Brenner and initially honored the 100 th anniversary of President Lincoln's birth; the wheat stalk design on the reverse of the coin symbolizes our nation's prosperity.
Wheat pennies replaced the Indian Head design, which adorned our nation’s one-cent coin from 1859 to 1909. In 1909, Victor David Brenner’s famous profile of President Abraham Lincoln was chosen to grace our nation’s one cent coin, coinciding with the centennial of Lincoln’s birth.
