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1970 Penny Errors and Doubled Die Varieties

Doubled Die 1970 Lincoln Cent

Looking for 1970 penny errors and doubled die varieties? Find one like this bar under L doubled die obverse cent!

If it’s in mint state condition, then it might be worth a lot more than face value too.

Furthermore, the 1970 Lincoln cent in the lowest population with the highest grade is valuable and worth getting graded.

For instance, a 1970-S 1C Lg Date Doubled Die Obverse graded MS66 RD, sold at auction for $24,150.

1970 Doubled Die Penny Value

Moreover, a 1970-S 1C Lg Date, Doubled Die Obverse Large Date graded MS64 BN, sold at auction for $3675.00.

Additionally, a 1970-S Doubled Die Obverse Large Date graded MS66 RD,sold at auction for $9000.00.

1970 Penny Value

Furthermore, 1970 pennies don’t have to be of any variety or errors to be valuable.

For example, a 1970 D Lincoln cent graded MS67+RD, sold at auction for $2820.00.

Additionally, a 1970 Lincoln cent graded MS67+RD, sold at auction for $4,406.00.

Check out the sold listings of 1970 S doubled die Lincoln cents sold in raw condition on ebay. It will provide you with an idea of current market value.

1970 Penny Large & Small Date Varieties

Furthermore, 1970 pennies are variety coins featuring large and small dates.

For instance, the 1970-S Small Date, also known as the High 7 variety, shows the top of the digit 7 in the date perfectly lining up with tops of the other three numerals in the date.

Thus, the tops of all four date digits should all align with an imaginary plane atop of the date.

Meanwhile, the 1970-S Large Date, otherwise known as the Low 7, depicts the top of the 7 sitting lower than the tops of the other digits.

However, the date isn’t the sole diagnostic that one can use to attribute a 1970-S Small Date.

On the valuable variety, the inscription LIBERTY appears weak and strong on the large date version. – PCGS

1970 S Large and Small Date Variety Values

Values vary for 1970 S large and small date die varieties as well.

For example, a 1970-S Large Date Lincoln penny, graded MS67+RD, sold at auction for $1500.00. Finally, a 1970-S 1C Small Date, graded MS67 RD, sold at auction for $2464.00.

Furthermore, 1970 S small date Lincoln pennies sell for an average of $40 and $70 in raw condition on eBay.

The best chance of finding a rare 1970 penny error or variety is to search through original wrapped bank rolls.

Additionally, uncirculated pennies in 1970 mint sets ensures a coin with a mint state grade.

1970 S Large Date Doubled Die Lincoln Cent

The 1970 S Large Date Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln cent featured in this article is listed as 1970 S doubled die cent 1D0-004 via coppercoins.com.

As the arrow notes in the images, an extra bar displays under the L of LIBERTY.

Furthermore, images to compare for other potential 1970 S doubled die varieties are available via doubleddie.com and also varietyvista.com

1970 Lincoln Memorial Cent Coins

This 1970 penny was purchased and authenticated live online by author of Looking Through Lincoln Cents and experienced numismatist Charles Daughtrey.

You won’t regret subscribing to the coppercoins channel or getting in on the auctions.

I’ve gained a wealth of knowledge learning from Chuck, on top of getting great deals on rare variety coins to I later flipped for profit.

Looking for more? Check out the Rare Penny Errors Master List for a complete list of other year penny error guides featured on this site.

Next, check out an example of a 1970 D Lincoln cent struck through grease spiked head die crack and learn more about 1970 penny errors.

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1909 Penny Errors List: Rare Coin Varieties to Collect

1909 Penny Errors, Varieties, and Values

1909 penny is a sought after wheat cent known for rare and valuable errors and varieties. Furthermore, the value of a 1909 pennies vary, but some have prices as high as that of a small house! Keep reading to learn why.

For instance, key date coins are of the rarest most valuable coins. Moreover, both mints struck coins with the initials, and without the initials. – Heritage Auctions

Design Controversy

Additionally, the 1909 S version was the first year of the Lincoln coin. Almost immediately upon release the public made complaints about Brenner’s initials (V.D.B.) on the back of the Lincoln cent, because the initials are located under the wheat stalks.

After the location of the V.D.B. initials attracted public scrutiny, the U.S. Mint responded to the criticism by removing the initials entirely. Thus the result that some 1909 Lincoln cents bear the V.D.B. initials, and others do not.- the-sun.com

Collectible 1909 Pennies

Additionally, instead of placing the initials elsewhere with new dies, mint employees simply removed them entirely from die. This produced a new variety of 1909 cents without the V.D.B.

Furthermore, as new dies were being prepared, the designer’s initials on the old dies were removed by crude tooling. 1909 pennies struck by these altered dies are highly sought-after. – error-ref.com

1909 V.D.B. Struck Through Reverse Error

The 1909 cent is extremely valuable not only because of the fame garnered from the controversy surrounding them, but also the low mintage brought on by the controversy.

Furthermore, only 484,000 1909-S pennies were produced. However, though that’s a rare variety, it’s not all that makes these Lincoln pennies so valuable.

1909 Penny Value

Additionally, 1909 pennies sell on eBay in circulated condition at five dollars and up. Moreover, values vary, depending on the condition of the coin, mintage, and error or variety.

Furthermore, the more unique the coin, the lesser the population, and the higher the grade, then the more valuable the coin is.

For instance, a 1909 VDB cent graded MS62 BN, (brown,) sold at auction for $4,830.00. A 1909 VDB penny graded MS68RD, sold at auction for $56,400.00!

Furthermore, there are only four 1909 VDB Lincoln cents without errors, but with a high mint state grade of MS68. The PCGS price guide value is an estimated $57,000 per coin! A 1909 1C Lincoln, graded PR68RD (Proof), sold at auction for $59,800.00.

1909 Lincoln Cent Doubled Die Varieties

The value of the 1909 penny depends not only on the condition of the coin but whether it has a unique error or other anomaly, such as the 1909 doubled die varieties.

The 1909 S minted pennies with the initials have the lowest mintage, but pennies of this date can still be extremely rare and valuable regardless of mintage.

Valuable Doubled Dies

Furthermore, this 1909 penny displays moderate to extra thickness showing on the date and Liberty. I compared images to listings available via coppercoins.com first.

Moreover, doubled die listings to compare images to are available via varietyvista.com. John Wexler listed 1909 doubled die varieties with images via doubleddie.com.

Furthermore, Check out the Rare Penny Errors Master List for a complete list of other year penny error guides featured on this site.

1909 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent Value

The auction prices of graded and authenticated 1909 doubled die varieties make for an impressive conversation to start with anyone who likes to talk about money. For instance, a 1909 VDB Lincoln cent DDO FS-1102 graded MS67RD, sold at auction for $24,150.

Furthermore, a1909 VDB 1C Doubled Die Obverse graded MS67RD, sold at auction for $23,000 in 2009. The 1909 VDB 1C DDO FS-1102, graded MS64RB (Red Brown,) once sold at auction for $1,560.00. The opportunities are endless Looking Through Lincoln Cents!

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2009 Birth Penny Errors and Varieties

2009 Birth and Early Childhood Doubled Die Reverse Struck Through Obverse Penny

Have you found a 2009 Birth & Early Childhood Lincoln Penny? 2009 Lincoln cent coin errors and varieties are rare collectible coins!

The first Lincoln cent of the 2009 Lincoln series was the birth & early childhood log cabin penny. Furthermore, the coin displayed in this article is a doubled die reverse variety, struck through debris obverse error.

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, and raised in a small log cabin exactly like the one shown on a 2009 one-cent coin. Additionally, Abraham Lincoln got his name from his grandfather on his father’s side.

He was Thomas and Nancy Lincoln’s second child.

Moreover, the coin represents one of the most amazing aspects of Lincoln’s life: that his humble beginnings on the Kentucky frontier were the first step on the road to the nation’s presidency.” -usmint.gov

Furthermore, 2009 Lincoln rare errors and varieties exist.

Moreover, the scarcity of the errors is aside from the fact that the total Lincoln cent mintage numbers from 2009 were barely 1/10th the normal Mint output in almost 50 years.

Try to collect all of them in mint state condition!

2009 Lincoln Birth Cabin Cent Values

Lincoln cents in pristine condition are worth money. For instance, a 2009 P 1C Lincoln-Early Childhood graded MS67RD, sold at auction for $1,203.00.

Additionally, a 2009 D 1C Lincoln-Early Childhood graded MS67RD, sold at auction for $646.00.

However, those coins didn’t have errors. They weren’t attributed as die varieties either. Compare your coin to the linked images.

These Lincoln pennies are worth more money because the coins with the lowest population of the highest grades obtain the greater value.

When searching 2009 pennies, purchase uncirculated original mint wrapped rolls to increase the chances of getting a more valuable coin.

Furthermore, 2009 penny errors and varieties have asking prices of a dollar or more in raw condition on eBay.

Activities to Keep Occupied on Cold and Rainy Days

Hunting through penny rolls and examining coins for rare errors and varieties can be very time consuming, but it’s a great activity to keep oneself occupied, especially when stuck inside.

Moreover, the potential to profit from the time and efforts applied can really pay off.

It’s a productive way to beat boredom! Additionally, searching 2009 mint sets for rare varieties and errors ensures a mint state specimen.

2009 Log Cabin Cent Doubled Die Variety Listings

Compare doubled die variety images of 2009 penny varieties, the Lincoln Cent Birthplace and Early Childhood pennies via Coppercoins.com.

Look for extra thickness on the devices! Moreover, the 2009 Birth & Early Childhood in Kentucky Lincoln cent photographed in this article was compared to the images of 2009 doubled die listings found at doubleddie.com.

How To Find Valuable Lincoln Cabin Cents

The best way to find a rare variety or error 2009 log cabin penny is to search through the uncirculated original bank wrapped rolls.

Another option is to examine 2009 mint sets.

Check out a 2009 Formative Years Lincoln Cent with a lamination error next.

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