You don't need to be a coin collector to have piggy banks stashed around your house filled with quarters, dimes, nickels or ...

Like VDB, who struck his initials on the bottom of Lincoln pennies, the designer of the Indian Head — James Longacre –started slipping an L for his last name on the ribbon toward the end of 1964.

Additionally, 1909 was the first year of the Lincoln Cent’s production after it replaced the Indian Head penny. Its rarity and historical significance make it one of the most valuable pennies.

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 ...

9. 1914-D Lincoln Penny — $159,000 Lincoln Cents minted between 1909 and 1958 are popular amongst collectors. The 1914-D coin is very rare, with just 1.2 million minted.

Explore this guide from Benzinga to discover which Indian Head pennies are worth money, including history, design, and rare varieties of these coins.

You might think the end of penny production would make the coins rare and valuable, but not so fast, warned John Haas, owner ...

But headlines about super-valuable "Lincoln wheat pennies" stretch the imagination. Most likely, the headlines are created by artificial intelligence to drive traffic to a website, Feigenbaum said.

The most valuable pennies are copper "Lincoln wheat pennies" that were accidentally minted in 1943 during World War 2, when the mints were supposed to be saving zinc for the war effort, USA TODAY ...

Most Lincoln wheat pennies are not super-valuable and are worth just a few cents more than one cent. However, some may escalate into the hundreds of dollars, depending on the condition and when minted ...