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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fish4uinmd, post: 2307488, member: 74335&quot;]They were originally found in New England, and many were distributed in cigarette packs in vending machines. The price of the cigarettes was 23 cents per pack, and <i><b>two pennies were included to even up the price to the quarter</b></i> required to buy from the machine.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_doubled-die_cent#cite_note-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_doubled-die_cent#cite_note-4" rel="nofollow">[4]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The 1955 doubled die is one of the most famous die varieties in US coinage.[<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words" rel="nofollow">according to whom?</a></i>] Very few exist today in totally mint condition, as almost all were discovered while in circulation. Over the years, many counterfeits of this coin have surfaced. It is advised for collectors to seek expert opinion before auctioning for these coins if not certified by one of the top numismatic certification companies[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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