1958 Lincoln Cent, Wheat (1909-1958)
Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101
Key Features
The 1958 doubled die obverse is one of the rarest and most valuable varieties in the entire Lincoln cent series, with only three genuine examples known to exist. Doubling is bold and visible to the naked eye in the date, LIBERTY, and IN GOD WE TRUST. Given that just three coins are confirmed genuine, any claimed example must be authenticated by a major grading service without exception â PCGS and NGC census data account for the entire known population, so a coin without an ironclad, verifiable pedigree tracing to one of the three known specimens should be treated with extreme skepticism. This is one of the single most valuable line items that could plausibly turn up in ordinary circumstances, and any credible candidate should be handled with the same care as a life-changing find. If you believe you have found one of these coins, contact Frostbyte Coins at frostbytecoins@gmail.com or through our YouTube channel @FrostbyteCoins â we can help guide you toward professional third-party auth
Intriguing History
In the very last year the wheat-back design was struck before Lincoln's Memorial reverse debuted in 1959, a Philadelphia die received a dramatically doubled impression during hubbing, creating one of the rarest and most valuable doubled-die varieties in the entire series. Only a handful of genuine 1958 doubled-die cents are known today, and one has sold at auction for well over $300,000, more than many far more famous key dates.