1984 Doubled Ear Penny Value

1984 Doubled Ear Lincoln Cent

Variety

1984 Doubled Ear 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)

1984 Doubled Ear 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)

$7.50 – $23.00

G-4 – VF-20

Uncirculated (MS-60)

$60.00

By grade

Typical value at each grade. Penny Value estimate.
Grade	Value
G-4Good	$7.50
VG-8Very Good	$11.00
F-12Fine	$17.00
VF-20Very Fine	$23.00
XF-40Extremely Fine	$34.00
AU-50About Uncirculated	$40.00
MS-60Mint State (Uncirculated)	$60.00
MS-63Mint State (Uncirculated)	$63.00
MS-65Mint State (Uncirculated)	$260

Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimate · based on 3 recorded sales

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

Lincoln's earlobe looks doubled (an extra lobe under the ear); the beard also shows doubling

What to check

What a genuine 1984 Doubled Ear shows:

Doubled ear: YesBelow Lincoln's earlobe, is there a clear second, extra lobe (doubled ear)?

To check yours, photograph

Ear close-up

Specs

Series: Lincoln Memorial Cent
Year: 1984
Mint: Philadelphia (no mint mark)
Mint mark: Below the date, on the front
Metal: Copper-plated zinc (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper)
Weight: 2.50 g
Mintage: Included in the 8,151,079,000 1984 total; not counted separately.
Source: Wikipedia
Variety number: FS-101
Designer: Victor David Brenner (obverse), Frank Gasparro (reverse)

Other varieties of this date

1984
Philadelphia · Included in the 8,151,079,000 1984 total; not counted separately.
1¢worn

Other 1984 pennies

1984-D
Denver · 5.6 billion made
1¢worn
1984-S Proof
San Francisco · Proof · 3,065,110 made
Proof

1984 penny values · Every Lincoln Memorial Cent · Penny value chart