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.

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

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
	1944 Steel Wheat Penny	$408k
	1943 Copper Wheat Penny	$250k
	1924 S Wheat Penny	$12k
	1922 D Wheat Penny	$6k
	1914 D Wheat Penny	$5.6k
	1909 S VDB Wheat Penny	$4,150
	1914 S Wheat Penny	$3.2k
	1913 S Wheat Penny	$2k
	1918 S Wheat Penny	$2k
	1924 D Wheat Penny	$2k
	1925 S Wheat Penny	$1.8k
	1912 S Wheat Penny	$1.5k
	1913 D Wheat Penny	$1.5k
	1920 S Wheat Penny	$1.5k
	1915 S Wheat Penny	$1.2k
	1916 S Wheat Penny	$1.2k
	1923 S Wheat Penny	$1.2k
	1926 S Wheat Penny	$1.2k
	1910 S Wheat Penny	$1,050
	1912 D Wheat Penny	$1k
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	1918 D Wheat Penny	$1k
	1927 S Wheat Penny	$1k
	1921 S Wheat Penny	$950
	1916 D Wheat Penny	$800
	1926 D Wheat Penny	$800
	1927 D Wheat Penny	$800
	1928 S Wheat Penny	$800
	1931 S Wheat Penny	$750
	1931 D Wheat Penny	$725
	1917 S Wheat Penny	$700
	1920 D Wheat Penny	$700
	1929 D Wheat Penny	$700
	1924 Wheat Penny	$650
	1912 Wheat Penny	$590
	1909 S Wheat Penny	$550
	1918 Wheat Penny	$550
	1913 Wheat Penny	$500
	1925 D Wheat Penny	$500
	1919 S Wheat Penny	$475
	1911 S Wheat Penny	$450
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	1923 Wheat Penny	$450
	1917 Wheat Penny	$425
	1917 D Wheat Penny	$400
	1920 Wheat Penny	$400
	1919 D Wheat Penny	$350
	1921 Wheat Penny	$350
	1911 D Wheat Penny	$325
	1910 Wheat Penny	$315
	1915 Wheat Penny	$300
	1929 S Wheat Penny	$300
	1916 Wheat Penny	$285
	1931 Wheat Penny	$240
	1929 Wheat Penny	$200
	1933 D Wheat Penny	$200
	1930 S Wheat Penny	$185
	1914 Wheat Penny	$180
	1928 D Wheat Penny	$150
	1932 Wheat Penny	$150
	1932 D Wheat Penny	$150
	1928 Wheat Penny	$135
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Image	Coin	Worth
	1915 D Wheat Penny	$130
	1911 Wheat Penny	$115
	1930 D Wheat Penny	$95
	1933 Wheat Penny	$90
	1919 Wheat Penny	$85
	1926 Wheat Penny	$80
	1930 Wheat Penny	$80
	1934 D Wheat Penny	$80
	1925 Wheat Penny	$75
	1909 Wheat Penny	$72
	1935 S Wheat Penny	$68
	1934 Wheat Penny	$65
	1943 Steel Wheat Penny	$65
	1927 Wheat Penny	$60
	1939 S Wheat Penny	$50
	1909 VDB Wheat Penny	$45
	1946 Wheat Penny	$45
	1936 Wheat Penny	$40
	1940 S Wheat Penny	$37
	1935 D Wheat Penny	$35
	1936 D Wheat Penny	$35
	1939 D Wheat Penny	$35
	1947 Wheat Penny	$35
	1948 S Wheat Penny	$35
	1953 D Wheat Penny	$34
	1953 Wheat Penny	$30
	1954 Wheat Penny	$30
	1947 S Wheat Penny	$28
	1948 D Wheat Penny	$28
	1940 D Wheat Penny	$27
	1942 S Wheat Penny	$26
	1948 Wheat Penny	$26
	1950 S Wheat Penny	$26
	1942 Wheat Penny	$25
	1943 S Steel Wheat Penny	$25
	1946 D Wheat Penny	$25
	1946 S Wheat Penny	$25
	1947 D Wheat Penny	$25
	1950 Wheat Penny	$25
	1951 Wheat Penny	$25
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