Penny Value: Penny Scanner

Penny Value is a penny scanner and coin identifier for US one-cent coins. Photograph the front of a penny to check its series, year and mint mark, explore estimated values and save it to your collection. The back photo is optional and can help distinguish designs and varieties.

Check your wheat penny value
Explore Lincoln Wheat cents, Lincoln Memorial cents, the four 2009 Bicentennial designs and Lincoln Shield cents, plus Indian Head and Flying Eagle pennies. Browse the catalogue by year and mint mark, with reference photographs where available, mintage, composition and weight. The catalogue works offline; photo identification needs an internet connection.

Look closer at penny errors and varieties
Learn what to check on a 1909-S VDB, a 1955 doubled die or a 1943 steel penny. Guided articles explain mint marks, VDB initials, wear and useful magnet or weight tests. Possible rare pennies need extra checks: a photograph cannot authenticate a coin or prove an error. If the date is unclear, the app can ask for a close-up.

Understand the estimate
Compare catalogue-based estimates rather than assuming every old penny is valuable. Grade, damage and authenticity affect the price. Pro adds a grade estimate and values across the grade scale. Estimates are informational, not professional appraisals, offers to buy or sell, or guaranteed sale prices. Have a potentially valuable coin assessed by a qualified professional.

A coin collection app for US pennies
Save coins with photographs, notes, grade and purchase price. Use the coin collection tracker to follow your Lincoln cent sets by date and mint mark and see estimated collection totals. Your collection and set tools are included in the free version. Pro adds CSV export.

Start with the front
Place one penny on a plain surface in good light. Take or import a front photo, optionally add the back, then add a close-up if requested. Review the result and the details to verify before saving your coin.

Free features and optional Pro
The free version includes daily scans with a limit, basic results, the catalogue, collecting tools and guides. It shows ads; rewarded ads can provide extra scans where available. Pro removes ads and adds grade estimates, values at each grade, guided variety checks, CSV export and up to 150 scans a day. Weekly and yearly subscriptions are available. The yearly plan may offer a trial to eligible users. Price, trial duration and renewal terms appear before confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in Google Play.

Designed for US pennies
This app supports US one-cent coins, not British pennies, Canadian cents, euro cents or every coin worldwide. Dark mode is the default, with an optional light theme. The app is available in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.

Penny Value is independent and is not affiliated with the US Mint, PCGS or NGC.

Recent changes:
Shared coin links now open on our new website, pennyvalue.app, with free value guides for every year. Older shared links keep working.