they stopped making the wheat penny in 1959.
they stopped making the wheat penny in 1959.
when did they stop making the wheat penny?
1959
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bullet::::- 19091942, 19441958 (95% copper, 5% zinc and tin) wheat ears cent a.k.a. "wheat penny"









































bullet::::- 1943 (zinc-plated steel) wheat cent









































bullet::::- 19591962 (95% copper, 5% zinc and tin ) lincoln memorial cent









































bullet::::- 1963-mid 1982 (95% copper, 5% zinc ) lincoln memorial cent









































bullet::::- 1982–2008 (copper-plated zinc) lincoln memorial cent









































bullet::::- 2009 lincoln bicentennial of birth commemorative cent series, four different designs on reverse









































bullet::::- birth and early childhood in kentucky









































bullet::::- formative years in indiana









































bullet::::- professional life in illinois









































bullet::::- presidency in washington, d.c.
list of presidents of the united states on currency
the gold eagle was re-designed in 1907 as the indian head eagle and the $2.50 and $5 pieces followed in 1908. the liberty head double eagle was replaced with the st. gaudens double eagle in 1907. the wheat penny, with the head of lincoln on the obverse, was introduced in 1909. the wheat penny was the first american coin that featured the face of an actual person (rather than liberty). also, the buffalo nickel and mercury dime were both introduced in the 1910s (1913 and 1916, respectively).
numismatic history of the united states