1995-D Doubled Die Lincoln Cent, Struck Intentionally?

PCGS - According to coin dealer Chuck Wishon Sr., he and longtime numismatic expert J.T Stanton visited the Denver Mint sometime in 1996, where an employee showed them examples of a 1995-D Double Die Lincoln Cent. The United States Mint employee told them the doubled dies he showed them were intentionally struck in order to educate mint employees on what a doubled die coin looked like.

Today, we don't know if the 1995-D Doubled Die Lincoln Cents that have been found in circulation are part of that group of intentionally struck doubled dies from the Denver Mint. But knowing that some 1995-D Doubled Die Lincoln Cents were struck intentionally only adds mystery to these coins.




The 1995-D Doubled Die Lincoln Cent has significantly strong doubling in the inscription "IN GOD WE TRUST," on the date "1995," and on the "D" mintmark. As of today, the 1995-D Doubled Die Lincoln Cent is considered a very scarce variety. Despite the variety's scarcity, many collectors don't even realize this doubled die exists, while many others confuse it as being the more common 1995-P Doubled Die Lincoln Cent. The difference between both coins is easy to spot, particularly as the Denver coins have the "D" mintmark while the Philadelphia Doubled Die Lincoln Cents have no mintmark.

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