One example circulated for a while before being picked up by a collector. This example is not only uncirculated, but it is extremely well preserved and shows a minimal amount of bag marks from the minting process.
Additionally, it was extremely well-struck, as evidenced by the minutest details present on the coin. All of these factors together make this the second most valuable penny in the world.
Accidents can produce the rarest coins. When the U. It is estimated that fewer than 20 were released by each of the Philadelphia and San Francisco mints. Many of these coins exhibit wear from circulation. This is an indication that they were not "helped" by some unscrupulous mint employee. But the rarest of all is this single known pristine example from the Denver mint. It is the most valuable Lincoln penny in the world. Actively scan device characteristics for identification.
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Related Topics. Coin Values Guide. Read More. Mint greatly reduced the number of Lincoln cents it produced. The San Francisco Mint struck only , examples of the penny that year. More than one billion steel cents were struck, but a few were accidentally made from bronze planchets.
It's unknown exactly how many exist, but the number totals around two dozen from the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints combined. The more common Steel Lincoln cent. The steel cents were officially a one-year-only production, but a few leftover steel planchets were inadvertently stamped with dated Lincoln cent dies intended for bronze production. One of the most popular varieties ever struck was the doubled die Lincoln cent.
The doubled die penny shows heavy doubling in the obverse inscriptions and the date. One of the most valuable doubled die varieties ever produced is this S penny error. Doubling is apparent on the obverse in the inscription and date but not the mintmark. The mintmark was hand-punched on the die after it was hubbed the process of creating a working die, where the doubling on this coin would have occurred.
Being more common, they're also less valuable. Once again, the mint erroneously used a proof die to strike normal circulation coins. Roughly , of these pennies were minted, he said.
If you think you've found a valuable penny, Stone suggests consulting a professional. Some auction houses offer free evaluations. Additionally, they can help get your coin certified by a grading service and guide you through the entire selling process. With so many rare coins out there, being a "penny pincher" might not be such a bad thing after all.
You never know, one of your pennies could be worth the price of a nice dinner — or a whole lot more. Minda Zetlin is a freelance writer covering business, money, tech and collectibles. Like this story? Skip Navigation. Jennifer Liu. This S penny looks almost identical to the last one on this list, except, you guessed it, the A and the M are closer together.
What sets this special penny apart from the crowd is a doubling of the date, with a smaller set of digits appearing on top of the larger set. This penny was minted in Philadelphia, and letters on both side of the coin make it one of the rarest pennies you can find today. Similar to the penny mentioned, the S penny has a doubling error on both sides.
In addition to the doubling of wording, the date and "S" mint mark are also doubled. The year was a good one for penny collectors.
Like the previous two pennies mentioned, the wording on both sides is doubled, plus there's a doubling of the date. Such a clean example of doubling has made it one of the most popular and valuable DDOs in existence. Bottom line: OK, we'll admit it. This one's going to be tough to find in circulation, but since it was produced after the s, we had to include it. The Doubled-Die Obverse penny is one of the rarest pennies ever made.
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