Digging Up Old Pennies Ever pulled a shiny copper penny from your pocket and wondered if it’s hiding some cash? Wheat pennies, those old Lincoln cents with the wheat stalks on the back, have been turning heads for folks hunting treasures in grandma’s jar. Minted from 1909 to 1958, they’ve stuck around in pockets and … Read more
What Are Wheat Pennies and Why Do Folks Love Them? Wheat pennies are those old Lincoln cents you might find in a grandparent’s jar of change. Minted from 1909 to 1958, they show Abraham Lincoln on the front and two wheat stalks on the back. That’s why we call them wheat pennies. Back in the … Read more
Hey folks, if you’ve ever dug through a jar of loose change and spotted that familiar wheat stalk on the back of an old penny, you might have struck a little gold. Wheat pennies, those classic Lincoln cents made from 1909 to 1958, have been a favorite among coin fans for years. Over the last … Read more