{"id":449667,"date":"2026-09-01T06:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/449667\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T06:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:35:14","slug":"check-your-wallet-this-rare-1969-penny-minted-in-san-francisco-may-be-worth-up-to-600000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/449667\/","title":{"rendered":"Check your wallet: This rare 1969 penny minted in San Francisco may be worth up to $600,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Brief<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s possible that you have a penny worth up to $600,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stack&#8217;s Bowers Galleries\u00a0says 50-60 1969-S Lincoln Memorial Cents were minted at the San Francisco Mint with a doubled die obverse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A doubled die happens when a coin die gets a misaligned secondary impression from a hub during manufacturing and results in the design appearing doubled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SAN FRANCISCO &#8211; A penny minted at the San Francisco Mint in 1969 may be worth up to $600,000 due to what is referred to as a &#8220;doubled die obverse&#8221; mistake made during the minting process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Stack&#039;s Bowers Galleries;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/stacksbowers.com\/renowned-1969-s-ddo-lincoln-cent-featured-in-june-2025-showcase-auction\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Stack&#8217;s Bowers Galleries\u00a0<\/a>says a doubled die happens when a coin die gets a misaligned secondary impression from a hub during manufacturing and results in the design appearing doubled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rare 1969 penny minted in San Francisco\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What they&#8217;re saying<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Stack&#8217;s Bowers Galleries, the 1969-S Lincoln Memorial Cent\u00a0Doubled Die Obverse &#8220;is an extremely desirable variety, having an estimated population of 50 to 60 pieces based on combined certification service statistics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Online precious metals e-commerce company\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:SD Bullion;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/sdbullion.com\/blog\/1969-penny-value\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">SD Bullion<\/a> calls the coin &#8220;The most famous error coin from the Lincoln penny is the 1969-S Doubled Die Error, Lincoln Penny, with prices ranging from $31,500 to $605,000.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What you can do<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you come across what you think is a rare and valuable coin, you should locate a reputable coin dealer to evaluate the coin.\u00a0 The American Numismatic Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to coin collecting and the study of numismatics, has an\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:online search directory;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/coin-dealer-directory.money.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">online search directory<\/a> to find a dealer near where you live.<\/p>\n<p>US Mint ends production of the penny<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The backstory<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In November, the\u00a0U.S. Mint ended production of the penny, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were part of American culture for more than 230 years but became nearly worthless.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When the penny was introduced in 1793, it could buy a biscuit, a candle or a piece of candy. Now most of them are cast aside to sit in jars or junk drawers, and each one costs nearly 4 cents to make.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Billions of pennies are still in circulation and will remain legal tender, but new ones will no longer be made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Source<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article includes information from Stack&#8217;s Bowers Galleries, SD Bullion, the American Numismatic Association, and previous FOX Local reporting. This story was reported from Orlando.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief It&#8217;s possible that you have a penny worth up to $600,000. 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