1955 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent
- Maker
- U.S. Mint (Philadelphia)
- Year
- 1955
- Rank
- 27 of 100
1955 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent
1955 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia) (1955) is ranked 27 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $14,400. The most famous error coin in U.S. numismatics — dramatic doubling visible to the naked eye.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The most famous error coin in U.S. numismatics — dramatic doubling visible to the naked eye.
1c bronze, Lincoln Wheat, FS-101 Doubled Die Obverse, PCGS MS64 Red CAC
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $14,400
- Kind
- Realized at auction
Stack's Bowers — FS-101 DDO, MS64 RD, realized $14,400. The record is $114,000 for an MS65+RD (Stack's Bowers, 2018). Guide value MS64RD ~$15,000+.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08