A Doubled Die Lincoln Cent

This is a real 1995 Lincoln Doubled Die Cent. Remember when these were first discovered? They were $300 a coin. Then more and more were discovered as time went past. The price started dropping and drop it did. I think they are back up to $100 today or very close to that. I was able to buy this for just under $50 in 1995 so it’s one of the first ones found. It’s graded by NGC as a MS-67 Red.

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

Here’s a close up of the doubling:

 

And that’s without any magnifying. I just took a photo with my cell phone camera and cropped out the rest.

 

I can see the doubling. I am so used to people finding coins in change thinking there is doubling but I never see anything.

 

At that grade, you got a great deal. I suspect that they are around $30-50 for MS-65. I have one in that grade but I don't recall what I paid for it. Not more than $50. $35 seems to ring a bell.

 

If NGC says it's a 67, so be it. The field looks like cellulite to me.

 

I'll take a look to see if I have one or two here to take photos of. I think my better coin is in the safety deposit box. But yours does look nicer than mine, as I recall.

 

I had an MS 68 that I sold about 10 years ago. I wish that I would have kept it.

 

I , I .......Got nothing but that's my only Son's
birth year. I wish I had one of those. Coins that is.

 

I found a couple in change, this one I threw back.

 

Best I've got.

Z

 

I'm gonna have to look at my 1995 pennies now.

 

I bought two sealed $50 mint bags of these back in 1995. After searching one bag, I gave up and just bought the coin already in a slab. Still have the second bag. I should search it one of these days.

 

Nice DDO Collect Nut.
The 1995 was a class V doubling. Which is pivoted die doubled. When looking at VV it will give you the specs. This die was pivoted at K-4 which is right at the date that is why you don't see the heavy doubling on 1995.
I bought this one a few years ago for around $80 MS68 RD

 

I knew a dealer who was very heavily into modern coins back then. He did want list work and tracked down a number of these coins for his customers. He told me that he put together a roll of 1995 doubled die cents for one of them.

 

Yes, I’m sure you feel that way as I would too.

 

Bows a good time.

 

It's only worth what someone is willing to buy it for. For sure I'd keep it if I found it in my daily change but I wouldn't buy one, well maybe for a quarter.

 

Yep...the best!

 

The 1995 is a nice doubled die coin and you can pick one up at a reasonable price.