1970-S Doubled Die Obverse Penny Value

1970-S Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent

Variety

1970-S Doubled Die Obverse Penny: front (type example, 2005-D Memorial cent) — Type example: 2005-D Memorial cent and 2005-D Memorial reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ.
Photo credits
United States Mint image (PD; front, back)

1970-S Doubled Die Obverse Penny: back (type example, 2005-D Memorial reverse) — Type example: 2005-D Memorial cent and 2005-D Memorial reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ.
Photo credits
United States Mint image (PD; front, back)

Value by condition

Penny Value estimate · values as of Q4 2026

Worn (Good to Very Fine)

$120 – $360

G-4 – VF-20

Uncirculated (MS-60)

$970

Brown

By grade

Typical value at each grade and colour. Penny Value estimate.
Grade	Brown	Red-Brown	Red
G-4Good	$120	—	—
VG-8Very Good	$180	—	—
F-12Fine	$270	—	—
VF-20Very Fine	$360	—	—
XF-40Extremely Fine	$560	—	—
AU-50About Uncirculated	$650	—	—
MS-60Mint State (Uncirculated)	$970	$1,000	—
MS-63Mint State (Uncirculated)	$1,400	$1,400	$3,000
MS-65Mint State (Uncirculated)	$4,000	$4,100	$8,800

Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimate · based on 1 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 (Large Date coins)

What to check

What a genuine 1970-S Doubled Die Obverse shows:

Doubled die obverse (1970s): YesOn this 1970s 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 Memorial Cent
Year: 1970
Mint: San Francisco
Mint mark: Below the date, on the front
Metal: Brass (95% copper, 5% zinc)
Weight: 3.11 g
Mintage: Included in the 690,560,004 1970-S total; not counted separately.
Source: Wikipedia
Variety number: FS-101
Designer: Victor David Brenner (obverse), Frank Gasparro (reverse)

Other varieties of this date

1970-S Large Date (low 7)
San Francisco · Part of the 690,560,004 1970-S cents; the Small and Large Date split isn't published.
4¢worn
1970-S Small Date (high 7)
San Francisco · Part of the 690,560,004 1970-S cents; the split isn't published.
Variety
$1.60worn
$7.00MS-60

Other 1970 pennies

1970
Philadelphia · 1.9 billion made
4¢worn
1970-D
Denver · 2.9 billion made
4¢worn
1970-S Proof
San Francisco · Proof · 2,632,810 made
Proof

1970 penny values · Every Lincoln Memorial Cent · Penny value chart