The 1942 Wheat Penny is a Lincoln cent with wheat ears on the reverse. The 1942 Wheat Penny was struck at three American facilities: Philadelphia (no mint mark), San Francisco (S), and Denver (D). Ordinary grades of 1942 wheat pennies can be acquired for 3 to 10 cents, but uncirculated examples typically cost $1 to $5. Wheat pennies are extremely valuable to collectors due to mistake varieties such as doubled die obverse striking or off-center strikes. High values are reserved for 1942 Wheat Penny coins that have retained their original red shine.