Just a question

[TORRERO]

We all have dug wheat pennies from time to time,
These (for the most part) cruddy copper coins that you can almost not see a date on, are they worth anything more than the copper they are made of ?
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[Loco-Digger]

Copper Lincoln pennies are worth $0.0277 almost 3 times their face value in weight.

 

[TORRERO]

Copper Lincoln pennies are worth $0.0277 almost 3 times their face value in weight.

I'm really referring to Wheat Cents not memorials, are they worth 3 cents ONLY ? or somehow more ?

 

[Blackfoot58]

Wheat cents in poor shape (damaged, dates unreadable) are worth scrap copper value. The premium prices come into play based on condition and rarity.

 

[smokeythecat]

If you clean them up some at times coin dealers will give you a little more for them.

 

[Blackfoot58]

My only issue is I can’t invest much time in a damaged penny when the labor may increase its value by one additional cent.