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.

 

[TORRERO]

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.

I'm with you !!

 

[smokeythecat]

I don't do coins any more at all.

 

[Gare]

I don't do coins any more at all.

What do you mainly do then ?

 

[Older The Better]

I like to do a little google on the ones I find if I can see a date and mint mark. So far the same answer every time, something along the lines of millions of these were minted that year and aren’t particularly valuable outside of certain errors.