1958 Doubled Die Obverse Wheat Penny Value

1958 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent

Key date

An exceptionally rare doubled-die variety of the Lincoln cent.

1958 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)

1958 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)

Often fakedMachine doubling can resemble a doubled die; photographs alone do not authenticate this variety. Have it authenticated by PCGS or NGC before buying or selling. Check the signs below and weigh it.

Value by condition

Penny Value estimate · values as of Q4 2026

Rarely sold — check with a dealer. Coins like this are priced one at a time after authentication.

Check your own penny

Take a photo of each side. Penny Value reads the date and the mint mark, tells you if it could be a 1958 Doubled Die Obverse and what to check.

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How to identify it

Doubling on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST
Only about three are known; any find is extraordinary and must be authenticated

What to check

What a genuine 1958 Doubled Die Obverse shows:

Doubled die obverse (1958): YesOn this 1958 cent, is there strong, rounded, separated doubling (not flat shelf-like machine doubling) on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST?

To check yours, photograph

Lettering close-up

Specs

Series: Lincoln Wheat Cent
Year: 1958
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: A handful known: three are reported. Part of the 252,525,000 1958 total.
Source: coinworld.com
Designer: Victor David Brenner

Other varieties of this date

1958
Philadelphia · Included in the 252,525,000 1958 total; not counted separately.
7.5¢worn
$3.00MS-60

Other 1958 pennies

1958-D
Denver · 801 million made
7.5¢worn
$1.50MS-60
1958 Proof
Philadelphia · Proof · 875,652 made
Proof

1958 penny values · Every Lincoln Wheat Cent · Penny value chart