The obverse features Liberty wearing a feathered headdress, while the reverse depicts a wreath encircling the words “one cent.” Minted between 18, these popular pennies came in various metals. In 1859, a copper-nickel cent with a laurel wreath reverse was first minted. It was followed by a copper-nickel oak wreath cent that was minted between 18. During 1864, both copper-nickel and bronze pennies were minted.
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#COPPER COINS SERIES#įinally, bronze pennies were minted between 1864 and the end of this series in 1909. Rare Wheat Pennies A major event in the life of Wheat Pennies is the alteration of its metal content made in 19. While all Americans generally think of Copper pennies and believe that pennies are made of pure Copper, that is not accurate now and has varied many times throughout history.
In 1942, the United States Mint removed all but a trace of tin from the alloy used for the Wheat Cent, which technically speaking changed the metal from bronze to brass.ĭuring the conflicts of World War II, facing enemies on both the Eastern and the Western fronts, the government determined that it needed all the copper and tin in the country to put towards munitions for the war effort. Further, because the Mint had a supply of existing bronze coining strip already prepared, the Lincoln Cents of 1942 are made from both alloys.To accurately grade copper coins, you must be able to describe the color of the copper.
Over time the brilliant orange/red color of a freshly minted copper coin, such as a Lincoln cent, will diminish and fade to a deep chocolate brown color. As this degradation of color occurs, there are varying degrees in which both red and brown colors will exist simultaneously on the surface of the coin.
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