1955-S VDB LINCOLN ONE CENT COIN ERROR - ETSY ESPAÑA EN ESPAÑA

1955-S VDB Lincoln One Cent con FALLO The 1955 Doubled Die Lincoln cent is another coin that is extremely popular among Lincoln penny collectors. Although this is considered an error coin, many collectors still seek to add one to their collection. This coin is undoubtedly the most famous error coin ever produced by the United States Mint.

The tale of this error coin began when the United States Mint used a coin die that received two impressions that were slightly offset from each other. Mint workers discovered the error after approximately 20,000 to 24,000 coins were already mixed with a batch of properly produced coins. The mint decided that it was not worth the expense to melt the entire quantity of coins to scrap the error coins that got mixed in.

When news of this error coin began appearing in local papers in the northeastern United States, many people pulled the coins out of circulation. Local coin shops were buying them as fast as people could find them. There are many Uncirculated and About Uncirculated examples that can be obtained for your collection.