1898 indian head wheat penny

im curious to know how much this penny is worth?

 

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What condition is it in?? If it's average circulated it's worth a couple of dollars.

 

you can still read the year and see the indian head really well

 

Do you have a picture??

 

i can get one but not sure how to post it

 

im not sure you would be able to tell in a photo im thinking it would be hard to see

 

Welcome to CT! Photos are needed to acuallty grade any coin!

 

For the record, that is an oxymoron. A "Wheat Penny" is a Lincoln Cent with wheat ears on the reverse. Wheat Cents were minted 1909-1958.

 

I can't believe it took 8 posts for someone to catch that ...

 

The question I have is, can you read any part of "LIBERTY" in the head dress?

 

to hobo i know what a wheat cent is, i have about 400 ranging from 1910-1958 and i have one indian head penny from 1898

 

To GJ1103 its a little worn but yes if you look real close you can see liberty!

 

Hobo only made the comment because your title identifies it as an indian head wheat penny.

Chris

 

I'd say it would be a halfbreed!

Chris

 

You must be very wealthy to afford to have a collection like that. The way you describe your 1898, that, alone, is probably worth at least 5X its face value.

 

im still counting them but 1898-1949,1957,1958 i have 680 and have the years 1950-1956 still to count, i havent got it aprised it was a gift from my dad he has been collecting them for me and i also have a blank penny!!!

 

If we're counting coins, I have 20,000 BU nickels, 2004-2006. LOL!

Chris

 

The blank CENT NOT PENNY!

 

Is it comparable to this, in terms of wear? This is a VG10. An 1898 in this condition, problem-free (no cleaning, damage, etc.), is worth about $3.
Lance.

 

Without a photo, this is probably the best way to do this. Compare it to the coins here: http://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/Indian/Grades

Then, post what grade you'd say it compares to. Then people could post a value for you.
But, it's probably worth a few bucks the way you describe it.

BTW, I also love wheat cents. One of my favorite coins to stockpile.