Pennies produced from 1909 to 1958 featured two sheaves of wheat on the reverse. (They would then be swapped out for an image ...

You might think the end of penny production would make the coins rare and valuable, but not so fast, warned John Haas, owner of Newark Coin and Jewelry. "Really, the only pennies we see around here ...

A 1909-s VDB Lincoln wheat penny. These came from the San Francisco mint and bear designer Victor D. Brenner’s initials. They are considered rare. A particular 1943 or 1944 wheat penny.

Those pennies were made to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's centennial birthday. The coins are a type of "wheat penny," named for the back of the coin having stalks of wheat encircling the "One Cent ...

Auction record: $115,000 The 1944-D Lincoln penny is also referred to as steel pennies or silver pennies. In 1944, pennies were supposed to transition from steel back to copper.

That gave the coin its nickname, "wheat pennies" or "wheat cents." In 1943, the Lincoln cents were produced with steel due to wartime shortages of copper and tin, which were used in production.

These include the Lincoln Wheat Penny (especially the 1909-S VDB); the Mercury Dime (especially 1916-D); and the Washington Quarter (especially 1932-D and 1932-S), among others.

Should you cash in your pennies? The small currency will soon be a thing of the past, but don't think you are sitting on a ...