Are wheat pennies worth anything?

Not all wheat cents are worth keeping, and preserving. All coins in this list however are.

Of all the modern Lincoln cents the Wheat Penny stands out the most. Its reverse contains two ears of wheat, and the words One Cent, United States of America, and E Pluribus Unum.

Wheat Penny In Hand

They are usually dark brown in color, but occasionally red. Of all the colors the Red is the most valuable. Check out the copper penny color guide below.

Copper Penny Color Guide

Copper Penny Color Guide Red is the most valuable, followed closely by Red Brown.

Review the table below to find out which wheat cents are the most valauble. Most of these coins are worth at least one dollar, so if you find one in change be sure to set it aside for later.

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Image Coin Worth
Steel Wheat Penny1944 Steel Wheat Penny$412,080
Copper Wheat Penny1943 Copper Wheat Penny$252.5k
Wheat Penny1924 S Wheat Penny$12,120
Wheat Penny1922 D Wheat Penny$6,240
Wheat Penny1914 D Wheat Penny$5,936
VDB Wheat Penny1909 S VDB Wheat Penny$4,399
Wheat Penny1914 S Wheat Penny$3,328
Wheat Penny1913 S Wheat Penny$2,080
Wheat Penny1924 D Wheat Penny$2,080
Wheat Penny1918 S Wheat Penny$2,040
Wheat Penny1925 S Wheat Penny$1,818
Wheat Penny1912 S Wheat Penny$1,560
Wheat Penny1913 D Wheat Penny$1,530
Wheat Penny1920 S Wheat Penny$1,515
Wheat Penny1915 S Wheat Penny$1,248
Wheat Penny1926 S Wheat Penny$1,248
Wheat Penny1916 S Wheat Penny$1,212
Wheat Penny1923 S Wheat Penny$1,212
Wheat Penny1910 S Wheat Penny$1,092
Wheat Penny1912 D Wheat Penny$1,020
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Image Coin Worth
Wheat Penny1918 D Wheat Penny$1,020
Wheat Penny1927 S Wheat Penny$1,010
Wheat Penny1921 S Wheat Penny$969
Wheat Penny1926 D Wheat Penny$816
Wheat Penny1916 D Wheat Penny$808
Wheat Penny1927 D Wheat Penny$808
Wheat Penny1928 S Wheat Penny$808
Wheat Penny1931 S Wheat Penny$795
Wheat Penny1931 D Wheat Penny$740
Wheat Penny1917 S Wheat Penny$714
Wheat Penny1920 D Wheat Penny$707
Wheat Penny1929 D Wheat Penny$707
Wheat Penny1924 Wheat Penny$657
Wheat Penny1912 Wheat Penny$596
Wheat Penny1909 S Wheat Penny$583
Wheat Penny1918 Wheat Penny$556
Wheat Penny1913 Wheat Penny$505
Wheat Penny1925 D Wheat Penny$505
Wheat Penny1919 S Wheat Penny$480
Wheat Penny1911 S Wheat Penny$468
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Image Coin Worth
Wheat Penny1923 Wheat Penny$455
Wheat Penny1917 Wheat Penny$429
Wheat Penny1917 D Wheat Penny$408
Wheat Penny1920 Wheat Penny$404
Wheat Penny1921 Wheat Penny$357
Wheat Penny1919 D Wheat Penny$354
Wheat Penny1911 D Wheat Penny$332
Wheat Penny1910 Wheat Penny$318
Wheat Penny1915 Wheat Penny$303
Wheat Penny1929 S Wheat Penny$303
Wheat Penny1916 Wheat Penny$288
Wheat Penny1931 Wheat Penny$242
Wheat Penny1929 Wheat Penny$202
Wheat Penny1933 D Wheat Penny$202
Wheat Penny1930 S Wheat Penny$187
Wheat Penny1914 Wheat Penny$182
Wheat Penny1928 D Wheat Penny$152
Wheat Penny1932 Wheat Penny$152
Wheat Penny1932 D Wheat Penny$152
Wheat Penny1928 Wheat Penny$136
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Image Coin Worth
Wheat Penny1915 D Wheat Penny$131
Wheat Penny1911 Wheat Penny$116
Wheat Penny1930 D Wheat Penny$96
Wheat Penny1933 Wheat Penny$91
Wheat Penny1919 Wheat Penny$86
Wheat Penny1926 Wheat Penny$81
Wheat Penny1930 Wheat Penny$81
Wheat Penny1934 D Wheat Penny$81
Wheat Penny1925 Wheat Penny$76
Wheat Penny1909 Wheat Penny$73
Wheat Penny1935 S Wheat Penny$69
Wheat Penny1934 Wheat Penny$66
Steel Wheat Penny1943 Steel Wheat Penny$66
Wheat Penny1927 Wheat Penny$61
Wheat Penny1939 S Wheat Penny$51
VDB Wheat Penny1909 VDB Wheat Penny$46
Wheat Penny1946 Wheat Penny$46
Wheat Penny1936 Wheat Penny$40
Wheat Penny1940 S Wheat Penny$37
Wheat Penny1935 D Wheat Penny$35
Wheat Penny1936 D Wheat Penny$35
Wheat Penny1939 D Wheat Penny$35
Wheat Penny1947 Wheat Penny$35
Wheat Penny1948 S Wheat Penny$35
Wheat Penny1953 D Wheat Penny$34
Wheat Penny1953 Wheat Penny$30
Wheat Penny1954 Wheat Penny$30
Wheat Penny1947 S Wheat Penny$28
Wheat Penny1948 D Wheat Penny$28
Wheat Penny1940 D Wheat Penny$27
Wheat Penny1942 S Wheat Penny$27
Wheat Penny1948 Wheat Penny$26
Wheat Penny1950 S Wheat Penny$26
Steel Wheat Penny1943 S Steel Wheat Penny$26
Wheat Penny1946 D Wheat Penny$26
Wheat Penny1946 S Wheat Penny$26
Wheat Penny1942 Wheat Penny$25
Wheat Penny1947 D Wheat Penny$25
Wheat Penny1950 Wheat Penny$25
Wheat Penny1951 Wheat Penny$25
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