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Unique Lincoln Cent Dual Date Overstruck on the Same Denomination 3 Years Apart
There are an estimated 10-15 known U.S. coins that were struck on an earlier dated coin of the same denomination. In this elite group, there are an estimated 4 known with strikes more than one year apart.
In an August 2024 Stack's Bowers auction, a 1966 Roosevelt Dime overstruck on a 1962-D Roosevelt Dime sold for $13,200 (Lot 3525).
Overstrikes are coins that have been struck over a struck coin. Most of these are double denominations (a Lincoln Cent struck over a struck Dime, or a Jefferson Nickel struck over a struck Cent). This 1999 Lincoln Cent struck over a 1996 Lincoln Cent is referred to as a Dual Date on the same denomination, which is extremely rare.
Upon examining the dual date Lincoln Cent, the obverse has the full portrait from the 1996 strike visible as well as the full date. The Lincoln Memorial is visible from both strikes on the reverse.
These overlay images show the normal 1996 Lincoln Cent design of the understrike.
