1936 Doubled Die Obverse Wheat Penny Value

1936 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent

Variety

1936 Doubled Die Obverse Wheat Penny: front (type example, 1909 Philadelphia VDB cent) — Type example: 1909 Philadelphia VDB cent. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ. The V.D.B. initials on this example's back were removed during 1909, so later wheat pennies don't have them.
Photo credits
National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History (photo: Jaclyn Nash) (PD; source)

1936 Doubled Die Obverse Wheat Penny: back (type example, 1909 Philadelphia VDB cent) — Type example: 1909 Philadelphia VDB cent. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ. The V.D.B. initials on this example's back were removed during 1909, so later wheat pennies don't have them.
Photo credits
National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History (photo: Jaclyn Nash) (PD; source)

Value by condition

Penny Value estimate · values as of Q4 2026

Worn (Good to Very Fine)

$61.00 – $190

G-4 – VF-20

Uncirculated (MS-60)

$430

Brown

By grade

Typical value at each grade and colour. Penny Value estimate.
Grade	Brown	Red-Brown	Red
G-4Good	$61.00	—	—
VG-8Very Good	$94.00	—	—
F-12Fine	$140	—	—
VF-20Very Fine	$190	—	—
XF-40Extremely Fine	$290	—	—
AU-50About Uncirculated	$330	—	—
MS-60Mint State (Uncirculated)	$430	$530	—
MS-63Mint State (Uncirculated)	$1,300	$1,700	$2,900
MS-65Mint State (Uncirculated)	$1,300	$1,700	$2,900

Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimate · based on 3 recorded sales · few sales, so treat it as a rough guide

Penny Value estimate, 2026-Q4, from public sale records, mintage and survival data. It isn't a price guide or an offer.

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How to identify it

Doubling on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST

What to check

What a genuine 1936 Doubled Die Obverse shows:

Doubled die obverse (1936): YesOn this 1936 cent, is there strong, rounded, separated doubling (not flat shelf-like machine doubling) on LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and the date?

To check yours, photograph

Lettering close-up

Fakes and look-alikes

Machine doubling is often mistaken for it.

Specs

Series: Lincoln Wheat Cent
Year: 1936
Mint: Philadelphia (no mint mark)
Mint mark: Below the date, on the front
Metal: Bronze (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc)
Weight: 3.11 g
Mintage: Included in the 309,632,000 1936 total; not counted separately.
Source: Wikipedia
Variety number: FS-101
Designer: Victor David Brenner

Other varieties of this date

1936
Philadelphia · Included in the 309,632,000 1936 total; not counted separately.
7.5¢worn
$1.50MS-60

Other 1936 pennies

1936-D
Denver · 40.6 million made
7.5¢worn
$1.50MS-60
1936-S
San Francisco · 29.1 million made
7.5¢worn
$1.50MS-60
1936 Proof
Philadelphia · Proof · 5,569 made
Proof
$140proof

1936 penny values · Every Lincoln Wheat Cent · Penny value chart