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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
A few exhibit so much doubling that it’s even obvious in the design details. For example, the 1984 doubled die penny shows significant doubling of Lincoln’s earlobe.Here’s a list of the rarest and most popular doubled die pennies:1955 doubled die penny — worth $1,100+1969-S doubled die penny — $25,000+1972 doubled die penny — $250+1983 doubled die penny — $200+1984 doubled die penny — $150+1995 doubled die penny — $50+I remember when the 1995 doubled die penny was first located. News of the discovery was on the radio, TV, and Internet. Everybody was looking for the 1995 doubled die penny — even me!A similar thing happened when the 1955 doubled die was first reported. It was released at a time when coin collecting was already widely popular in the United States.Discoveries like these and the media blitz that follows has helped firmly implant knowledge of (or at least an awareness of) doubled die pennies even, among non collectors. That’s one reason these coins are so popular… and valuable!Some of the more obscure and minor doubled die coins are worth $25 to $100. NOTE: Not all signs of doubling mean that a penny is a doubled die! In most cases, when you see a penny with doubled lettering or design, it’s really just mechanical doubling — which means the coin was double struck by the coin presses. This type of doubling is not an error. It’s just a type of defect in the striking process. Most coins with mechanical doubling are not worth anything extra.#2 – Die Cap PenniesOne of the weirdest types of penny errors is the die cap — which occurs when a penny gets stuck to a die for many strikes.With each strike against other pennies, the stuck coin gets flatter and flatter and ends up getting shaped around the die.This can make the die cap error coin look something like a bottle cap. These rare penny errors are often worth $250 or more.*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden;}html,body{height:100%;}img{position:absolute;width:100%;top:0;bottom:0;margin:auto;}.play-icon{top:50%; left:50%; position:absolute; height:100px; width:100px; margin-top:-50px; margin-left:-50px;}.play-icon:hover{height:125px; width:125px; margin-top:-62px; margin-left:-62px}">#3 – Off-Center PenniesOff-center error pennies are made when the retaining collar that keeps the coin in place during striking fails to properly corral the coin. These off-center errors are missing some part of the design and/or lettering.Drastic off-center error pennies (those that are 50% off-center) are quite rare. Pennies that are way off-center and show a complete date are even rarer — they’re worth $50 or
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