That’s a lot of coin. A Lincoln wheat penny minted in 1955 sold this month for $2,050 on eBay because it contains a rare feature known as a “double die error ...

This week`s column answers more questions from Chicago Tribune readers. Q–I`ve seen a reference to rare ”wheat pennies.” What are they? How much are they worth? Can they be eaten? W.P., Chicago ...

That cluttered junk drawer or old coffee can of change could be hiding a serious payday. Rare pennies from the 1940s, early wheat cents, silver quarters and quirky mint errors have all surfaced in ...

The first pennies appearing in 1909 were revolutionary coins because Abraham Lincoln’s face was minted on the obverse. By that moment, it was unthinkable for American coins to depict the image of a ...