A BOX of Lincoln Wheat pennies recently sold online for over $10,000.
The pennies are ungraded and have different dates.
All of them were minted in either San Francisco, Denver, and Philadelphia.
The wheat cent was designed by Victor Brenner in 1909 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln.
The obverse features Lincoln's head while the reverse includes two ears of wheat stalks.
One penny in the box was a 1909 Bronze Composite Penny.
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That particular year was minted in Philadelphia where 27,995,000 were produced.
However, the 1909 Lincoln Wheat Penny (VDB Variety) is worth much more.
VDB is the engraver Victor David Brenner's initials.
Only 484,000 of these pennies were printed, making it a collector's dream.
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Someone must have seen the value as the price on eBay jumped from $12 to $4,260 and only went up from there.
After 18 bids, the lucky winner bought the coins for a whopping $10,191 on eBay.
How to spot rare Lincoln Wheat pennies
An important indicator that collectors look for on Wheat pennies is the missing mint mark.
According to the US Mint, during the early years of coin making, Philadelphia was the only branch in operation, so marking the coin wasn’t necessary.
Although, when other coins are missing a mint mark, it typically is an error that collectors say could drive up the price.
How to check your coin's worth
Make sure to check your spare change for any rare pennies, nickels, dimes, and others as many of these coins could sell for thousands.
Typically, the most valuable coins are ones with a low mintage or an error, as it makes them rare.
A great website to check if your coins are worth anything is eBay.
You just need to search the full coin name, select the "sold" listing and then toggle the search to "highest value”.
If your coins are rare and valuable, you can sell them on eBay or go through a specialist site such as Coinappraiser or USA Coin Book.
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