🚨 BREAKING NEWS: A rare 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial “Double Declaration” penny has just sold for $2,585,000, setting the record as the most valuable modern U.S. penny error ever discovered!
💰 Why This Coin Is Worth Millions
This extraordinary error coin features multiple major mistakes:
- ✔️ Doubled Die Obverse: Reads “UNITED STATES OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”
- ✔️ Misspelled Motto: “POURIBUS UNUM” instead of E PLURIBUS UNUM
- ✔️ Misaligned Date/Denomination: “185 ONECENT” on the reverse
- ✔️ Only 3 Known Examples – All now held in museum collections
🧠 What Makes It So Valuable?
- Stacked Errors: Multiple dramatic mistakes on a single coin
- Bicentennial Year: Special one-year design from 2009
- Minting Malfunction: Occurred during an experimental press run
📈 Grading & Sale Prices
| Grading Service | Grade | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|
| PCGS | MS-65+ | $2,585,000 (2024) |
| NGC | MS-63 | $1,250,000 (2023) |
| Raw Example | AU-50 | $750,000 (2022) |
➡️ 500,000 times its original face value!
🔍 How to Identify This Rare Penny
Follow these 4 quick checks:
- Obverse Inspection
- Look for doubled “UNITED STATES OF” text
- Smudged or distorted portrait of Lincoln
- Reverse Inspection
- Check for “POURIBUS UNUM” error
- Look for the misprinted “185 ONECENT”
- Weigh It
- Authentic coin: 2.5g
- Fakes often have incorrect weight
- Magnet Test
- Real coins won’t stick (they’re copper-plated zinc)
💡 Tip: Use a $10 USB microscope for clear error detection!
🏆 True Story Behind the $2.5M Find
- Who: A Starbucks barista in Chicago
- Where: Found in a tip jar
- How: Noticed strange lettering while counting change
- Journey:
- Offered $50,000 by a local dealer
- Sent to PCGS, graded MS-65+
- Sold at Heritage Auctions for $2.58M
⚠️ BEWARE: Counterfeits Are Everywhere!
Common Fake Red Flags:
- ❌ Wrong metal (fails magnet/weight tests)
- ❌ Poorly struck “POURIBUS”
- ❌ No visible doubling under magnification
✅ Always Require:
- Official PCGS or NGC certification
- Provenance from a trusted source
- High-resolution microscope video proof
📝 Found One? Here’s What To Do:
- Don’t clean or touch it!
- Take a 4K video under natural light
- Get insurance right away
- Sell with experts:
- Heritage Auctions for top dollar
- Private sales for confidentiality
🎯 Pro Tip: Sell around Lincoln’s Birthday (Feb 12) when collector demand peaks!
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