1916 Wheat Penny

The 1916 version of the Wheat Penny is worth on average $425.00 if in Mint State (uncirculated), while one in poor condition will have a value of just $1.00. If the coin has an error, or is certified this will further add to the appeal and raise it's price numismatically speaking.

Year: 1916
Mint: No Mint Mark
Type: Lincoln Wheat Cent
Mintage: 131,833,000
Metal: 95% copper 5% tin
What's it worth?: $425.00 to $1.00

1916 Wheat Cents come in 3 main flavors. A red (RD), A red brown (RB), and a brown (BN). The most valuable is the RD or Red. This color designation is most accurately designated by a third party.

The 1916 Lincoln Wheat Penny is not really considered rare, but if found in MS condition with a color like RD or RB it certainly will be valuable.

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Check out the price chart for the top coins in this series. Prices based off high end conditions that have been certified.

$8,000	1914 D Wheat Penny
$4,000	1914 S Wheat Penny
$2,500	1909 S Wheat Penny
$1,800	1916 S Wheat Penny
$1,400	1912 S Wheat Penny
$1,250	1911 S Wheat Penny
$1,200	1916 D Wheat Penny
$925	1915 S Wheat Penny
$900	1915 D Wheat Penny
$725	1912 D Wheat Penny
$550	1912 Wheat Penny
$500	1911 Wheat Penny
$500	1911 D Wheat Penny
$500	1915 Wheat Penny
$460	1913 S Wheat Penny
$425	1913 D Wheat Penny
$425	1916 Wheat Penny
$375	1913 Wheat Penny
$180	1909 Wheat Penny
$180	1910 S Wheat Penny
$180	1914 Wheat Penny
$100	1910 Wheat Penny
$45	1944 Wheat Penny
$20	1943 Wheat Penny

Known errors. Coins in order by date. To learn more about each error simply click on the read more link.

1955 Tapered Planchet	1955 Tapered Planchet Wheat Penny has a planchet base that is tapered making it thick...
1944 D over S	The 1944 D/S or D over S wheat penny. When the mint restruck D cents on coins that al...
1943 D Struck Through	1943 D Struck through error. This occurs when foreign material is pressed into the co...
1943 S Off Center	1943 S off center wheat penny strike....
1943 D Bronze Struck	A 1943 D Penny struck on bronze sold for $840,000 at Heritage Auction in January 2...
1943 Steel Offcenter	In 1943 the United States mint issued steel wheat pennies to save copper for the war....
1942 Aluminum Cent	This 1943 Aluminum Cent is made from 98% aluminum and has an extra thick planchet, an...
1941 DDO	The 1941 DDO (Double Die Obverse) wheat penny is pretty hard to spot as copper is sof...
1922 D No D	1922-D No D error is a 1922 D Wheat Penny that has no D mint mark. Somehow in 1922 th...
Cent Stukken Planchet	A 1943 penny struck on a .25 cent stukken planchet sold at heritage auctions for $...
Double Strike	Double Strikes errors are very easy to spot, as you can see from the image attached. ...

Rare Coins. Key and Semi-Key Dates to remember. Based on various factors.

1931 S	The 1931 is a key date wheat penny....
1914 D	The 1914 D is a key date wheat penny....
1914 S	The 1914 S Lincoln is a key date wheat penny...
1912 D	1912 D is a semi key date. These coins in decent condition can fetch around $5 while ...
1909 S	The 1909-S is a major key date....
1909 S VDB	The 1909 S V.D.B. is a key date wheat penny....