PRETTY PENNY I’m a coin collector – your Lincoln penny could be worth $9,600, top 10 ‘mint mark’ details to look for
THE smallest details can be worth the most money when it comes to coin collecting.
Fine details are often the difference between a coin worth a few hundred dollars and one worth a few thousand dollars, like one penny which sold for nearly $9,600.
One of the most common kinds of errors involves the mint mark.
The mint mark is a small letter that is stamped onto the coin indicating the U.S. Mint facility they were made at.
San Francisco coins typically bear an S, Denver coins are marked with Ds, and so on.
There can be a few different errors involving the mint mark, including missing and doubled marks.
Coin collector Eric Miller runs TheCoinChannel on Tiktok and shares common errors that can still earn you some cash.
Even if you do find a coin with one of these errors, the true value is based on the grade of the coin.
Grades signify how good of a shape the coin is in, with the highest grade being 70.
He ranked the top 10 repunched mint mark errors to look for on Lincoln pennies.
1. 1909 D over D penny large date penny
Along the left side of the D mint mark on the coin, there will be another line where a second mint mark was punched.
Even in a high grade, this coin only sold for $63 in 2022.
2. 1983 S over S over S penny
You can probably assume from the name that this mint mark appears to be tripled on the coin.
This one is very easy to spot as the S mint mark is very bulky.
The record-high auction amount for this coin is $135.13.
3. 1910 S over S penny
On this coin, one of the S mint marks is slightly higher than the second one.
One of these sold for a smooth $517.
4. 1956 D over D penny
This penny also features overlapping D mint marks.
You can distinctly see the second one slightly to the left of the first.
You can also spot the second D in the opening of the first one.
One with a mint grade of 67 sold for just over $1,929.
5. 1946 S over D penny
This coin is a bit different as it was minted with two different letters.
It can be a bit hard to see, but it looks like the S is almost filled in with the D mark.
In a mint state of 66, it sold for $1,320.
6. 1960 D over D, small over large date penny
On this penny, you can clearly see the year is doubled.
Underneath it, the D mark is extremely bold because of the repunch error.
This coin in a mint grade of 66 sold for $400.
7. 1927 D over D penny
For this one, the mint mark looks like it’s bigger on the top than the bottom.
One of these coins with a 64 mint grading sold for $3,290.
8. 1984 D over S penny
This is a tricky one to spot.
You can only see a bit of the S at the top, left-hand corner of the D, and inside the opening of the D.Advertisement
With a mint grade of 67, it sold for $8,400.
9. 1909 S over S penny
You’ll have to get out a magnifying glass to spot the second mint mark on this penny.
It appears as just a small dot on the right of the S near the top.
This is because one of the mint marks isn’t facing in the right direction.
One of these sold for $7,800 with a mint grade of 66.
10. 1943 D over D steel penny
Steel pennies are already valuable on their own, but one with an error can be worth even more.
The two mint marks are very clear on this coin as they are overlapping but slightly offset from each other.
In a mint state 67, this one sold for $9,600.
Look through your old change to see if you have a 1950s penny worth over $7,000.
Or maybe you have a different 1950s penny that’s worth up to $19,000.