This is why the pennies produced from 1909 to 1958 were called wheat pennies ... pennies are astronomically more valuable than their face and melt value. Here’s a 1956 Lincoln Wheat Penny values chart ...
These coins were made by the US Mint from 1909 to 1958, when the reverse was changed ... is also struck along the top rim of the coin’s design. The Lincoln Wheat penny has a face value of $0.01 (one ...