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1955 1c Doubled Die Obverse RB

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AU58 $3,000.00
MS60 $3,500.00
MS61 $3,750.00
MS62 $4,250.00
MS63 $5,500.00
MS64 $7,500.00
MS65 $15,600.00
MS66 $38,400.00
AU58 CAC $3,600.00
MS60 CAC $4,200.00
MS61 CAC $4,500.00
MS62 CAC $5,100.00
MS63 CAC $6,600.00
MS64 CAC $9,000.00
MS65 CAC $18,700.00
MS66 CAC $52,800.00

Apr Data

311 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS66 Red and Brown NGC. 66 HA 15,600 08/14/2024
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown NGC. 64 HA 4,800 08/12/2024
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 7,200 06/14/2024
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown NGC. 64 HA 4,680 03/29/2024
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 9,600 01/10/2024
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-63 RB (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 5,040 08/18/2023
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. 63 HA 7,200 05/04/2023
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse MS65 Red and Brown NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (11/0). CDN: $15,500 Whsle. Bi 65 HA 15,600 12/05/2022
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-64 RB (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 6,000 11/02/2022
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-62 RB (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 3,720 11/02/2022
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 Red and Brown NGC. 63 HA 4,080 10/07/2022
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown NGC. 64 HA 5,280 08/26/2022
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-63 RB (PCGS). CAC. 63 Stacks Bowers 4,560 06/14/2022
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-62 RB (PCGS). CAC. 62 Stacks Bowers 4,320 06/14/2022
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-64 RB (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 6,600 06/14/2022
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-63+ RB (NGC). 63 Stacks Bowers 4,080 06/14/2022
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS62 Red and Brown PCGS. 62 HA 3,600 05/04/2022
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. 64 HA 6,000 02/25/2022
    1C 1955 DOUBLED DIE OBVERSE. PCGS MS63 RB CAC 63 Legend 5,288 12/16/2021
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. One of the most dramatic doubled dies in U.S. numismatics, an 63 HA 4,080 11/23/2021
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-64 RB (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 7,200 11/22/2021
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown NGC. 64 HA 6,900 11/11/2021
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. 64 HA 4,920 08/20/2021
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-63 RB (NGC). 63 Stacks Bowers 4,080 08/16/2021
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. 63 HA 4,800 07/14/2021
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. 64 HA 4,320 06/18/2021
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS62 Red and Brown PCGS. 62 HA 2,640 04/22/2021
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS65 Red and Brown NGC. 65 HA 12,600 04/22/2021
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-64 RB (PCGS). CAC. 64 Stacks Bowers 5,040 03/25/2021
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-64 RB (PCGS). OGH. 64 Stacks Bowers 6,000 03/25/2021
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS62 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (49/227). PCGS Population: (5/6). MS62. Mintage 5, 62 HA 3,600 01/24/2021
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. 64 HA 5,880 01/21/2021
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-65 RB (PCGS). CAC. 65 Stacks Bowers 16,800 11/13/2020
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS62 Red and Brown NGC. 62 HA 3,120 08/03/2020
    1955/1955 1c PCGS MS63 RB (Doubled Die Obverse) 63 David Lawrence Rare Coins 3,450 06/29/2020
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse MS62 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (77/492). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $2,450 Whsle. Bid f 62 HA 2,400 04/26/2020
    1C 1955 DOUBLED DIE OBVERSE. PCGS MS64+ RB CAC 64 Legend 5,875 03/26/2020
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-65 RB (PCGS). CAC. 65 Stacks Bowers 32,400 03/20/2020
    1955 Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-63 RB (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 3,360 03/19/2020
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. 64 HA 4,080 02/21/2020
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. 63 HA 3,120 01/08/2020
    1955/1955 1c PCGS MS63 RB 63 David Lawrence Rare Coins 3,800 09/09/2019
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. 63 HA 3,600 09/06/2019
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. 63 HA 3,000 09/05/2019
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. 63 HA 3,120 08/14/2019
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 4,093 06/07/2019
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. 63 HA 3,120 06/07/2019
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. 64 HA 4,560 04/25/2019
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. 63 HA 3,124 04/25/2019
    1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. 63 HA 3,840 03/15/2019
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      NNP Encyclopedia data is provided in cooperation with Whitman Brands, based on catalog data organized by the Greysheet Identification System (GSID).

      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 2826
      Coin Date: 1955
      Denomination (Short): 1c
      Denomination (Long): Cent
      Variety: Doubled Die Obverse
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 95% copper; 5% zinc & tin
      Mintage: 330,958,200
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Lincoln, Wheat reverse (Bronze)
      Coinage Years: 1909-1958
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 19
      Weight (Grams): 3.11
      Designer: Victor D. Brenner
      Edge: Plain
      Obverse Description: Bust of Abraham Lincoln framed by IN GOD WE TRUST on the top periphery. The word LIBERTY to the left of the portrait and the date and mintmark (If any) positioned on the right side.
      Reverse Description: Wheat ears flanking the words ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the top perimeter.
      General Notes: The 1955 doubled die Lincoln cent is perhaps the most well-known variety error in all of numismatics. This is partly due to its minting and discovery happening most serendipitously during a period when coin collecting was enjoying a boom in popularity during the post-war years of the 1950s. Many examples turned up in 23-cent packs of cigarettes containing two one-cent coins as change via vending machines that accepted only quarters. These coins were found mainly in New England, though they popped up elsewhere as well. Numismatic legend has it that mint employees were aware that several thousand 1955 doubled die cents had been made by accident but opted to let them go instead of recalling and destroying a batch of Lincoln cents numbering into the tens of thousands. Doubling is easily seen with the naked eye in the date, inscription LIBERTY and motto IN GOD WE TRUST. <BR><BR> It is believed that more than 20,000 doubled die Lincoln cents were made in 1955, though perhaps just 10,000 to 15,000 survive. Most are found in circulated grades, though a significant number of these coins are known in uncirculated grades of all color designations. All examples are scarce, with even well-worn pieces generally commanding four figures. Be wary of so-called Poor Man's Doubled Dies, which are pieces exhibiting merely minor mechanical doubling; many times the pieces with mechanical doubling are hawked online as major errors and are marked with high prices, when they are really quite common and should take little to no premium over regular, non-variety 1955 Philadelphia pennies.
      PCGS #: 2826
      NGC ID: 24ZG
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