Anyway, this 1955 Wheat Penny is one of the most dramatic 20th century U.S. coinage errors.

When a modern coin die is created, it is struck from a working hub, which places the incuse image onto the die that will subsequently be used to strike coins. Normally, this requires multiple blows. In 1955, one of the working obverse dies at the Philadelphia Mint was misaligned on the second blow from the working hub, thus resulting in a doubled image. Due to the manner in which this hubbing was carried out, it most noticeably affected the date and inscriptions, with very little doubling visible on the bust of Lincoln. These doubled features were visible on all of the coins struck from this die.

The 1955 doubled die is one of the most famous error coins. It is well-known and collectible enough for genuine doubled die coins to fetch prices in the thousands to tens of thousands of dollars, depending on condition.

A seemingly similar error to the 1955 doubled die is die deterioration doubling, or "poor man’s double die." It is caused when the design on a worn die becomes eroded and distorted. It is much more common than the actual doubled die, and as such it sells for only a few dollars.

While this guy is certainly not the best condition example you can find, it is still in pretty reasonable shape.

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