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A "1955 doubled die Denver mint penny" is a plot device in the American movie UHF; when R. J. Fletcher cruelly gives a penny to a beggar, the beggar realizes its value and uses the money earned from trading it in to save a local TV station that Fletcher was hoping to buy out. Although the Denver mint did produce some doubled die pennies in 1955 ...
Doubled die varieties, when noticeable to the naked eye or occur in a popular coin series, are extremely popular with collectors and can be worth a large premium over the same coin without the doubling. The most popular doubled die variety would be the 1955 US cent doubled die [1] which typically sells for over $1000 at auction. [2]
1971-S Doubled Die Obverse Penny: $10,350. Double die mistakes happen when the metal gets struck multiple times by the die (or design stamp) on either the front (obverse), reverse, or both sides. ...
The NGC Price Guide states: “The 1972 Doubled Die obverse Lincoln cent is very popular among collectors. The coins have quite a large spread on the doubling, which is quite evident throughout ...
Estimated value: $30,000+ The 1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln Penny features a noticeable doubling on the obverse, especially on the date, “LIBERTY,” and “IN GOD WE TRUST.”
The die variation is clearly evident with the placement of the D in two different locations, one closest to the 1970 and the other closest to the rim of the coin. [1] There are some variations created by the mint site using different die sets. The best case of the mint using different die sets is the variation of the letters AM on the Lincoln cent.
The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse tails. In numismatics, the abbreviation obv. is used for obverse, [1] while ℞, [1])([2] and rev. [3] are used for reverse. Vexillologists use the symbols "normal" for the obverse and "reverse" for the reverse.
1969-S Lincoln Cent Doubled Die: $25,000. A small portion of the 1969-S penny mintage from San Francisco showed the doubled die error, pushing up its value. 1947 Washington Quarter: $32,400.