1971 Doubled Die Obverse Penny Value

1971 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent

Variety

1971 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)

1971 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)

$21.00 – $63.00

G-4 – VF-20

Uncirculated (MS-60)

$170

Brown

By grade

Typical value at each grade and colour. Penny Value estimate.
Grade	Brown	Red-Brown	Red
G-4Good	$21.00	—	—
VG-8Very Good	$32.00	—	—
F-12Fine	$46.00	—	—
VF-20Very Fine	$63.00	—	—
XF-40Extremely Fine	$97.00	—	—
AU-50About Uncirculated	$110	—	—
MS-60Mint State (Uncirculated)	$170	$170	—
MS-63Mint State (Uncirculated)	$230	$240	$510
MS-65Mint State (Uncirculated)	$700	$710	$1,500

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, IN GOD WE TRUST and the date

What to check

What a genuine 1971 Doubled Die Obverse shows:

Doubled die obverse (1971): YesOn this 1971 cent, is there strong, rounded, separated doubling (not flat shelf-like machine doubling) on LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and the date?

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Lettering close-up

Specs

Series: Lincoln Memorial Cent
Year: 1971
Mint: Philadelphia (no mint mark)
Mint mark: Below the date, on the front
Metal: Brass (95% copper, 5% zinc)
Weight: 3.11 g
Mintage: Included in the 1,919,490,000 1971 total; not counted separately.
Source: Wikipedia
Variety number: FS-101
Designer: Victor David Brenner (obverse), Frank Gasparro (reverse)

Other varieties of this date

1971
Philadelphia · Included in the 1,919,490,000 1971 total; not counted separately.
4¢worn

Other 1971 pennies

1971-D
Denver · 2.9 billion made
4¢worn
1971-S
San Francisco · 525.1 million made
4¢worn
1971-S Proof
San Francisco · Proof · 3,220,733 made
Proof

1971 penny values · Every Lincoln Memorial Cent · Penny value chart