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

What Is the 1959 Lincoln Penny Made Of? The 1959 Lincoln penny is made of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. It has a plain edge ...

The wheat penny obtained its name from the two stalks of wheat on its reverse side. What’s interesting about the wheat penny ...

But keep in mind that a lot of factors determine a penny’s value. First of all, coins that are rare and were minted in smaller quantities may be worth more money decades — or centuries — later.