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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 ...
Year Mint Mintage Comments 1909 ... Post-war wheat cent, 1947–1958 (Bronze) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1947 ... 1955 (P) 330,580,000
Should the dies be changed for the new year while the old planchets are awaiting striking and not removed, coins using the old composition will be struck with the new year's date. Such coins are rare and often highly valued by collectors, as with the 1943 copper cents and 1944 steel cents .
Wheat pennies are, well not exactly a dime a dozen, but they’re pretty common. ... but there was only enough time remaining in the year to mint 1,825,000 coins, aka, 1909-S coins. These coins ...
However, it too wears the dies when they are used for too long. An infamous example is the 1955 "poorman’s double die." This coin is sold as a replacement for the 1955 doubled die cent, but it is no more than Die Deterioration Doubling, caused by wear on the dies. When a coin is struck, the planchet is not heated. Although the planchet would ...
1. 1943-D Lincoln Bronze Wheat Penny — $2.3 million Designed by Victor D. Brenner, this is one of the highest-value pennies in circulation today. During World War II, pennies were made of steel ...
This topic came up in a 2023 forum on the Collectors Universe website regarding an eBay listing for “‘TEDDY ROOSEVELT’S Panama Penny’ 1920d Lincoln Wheat Cent/PCGS -Discovery Coin!” The ...
The DDO and DDR errors are related to any part of the coin that shows a distinct doubling. Pictured below is a 1969-S doubled die Lincoln cent. 1969-S doubled die cent.