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1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse MS64 Red PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:8,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse MS64 Red PCGS
<B>1955 1C Doubled Die Obverse MS64 Red PCGS.</B></I> FS-021.8. Natural disasters of all kinds have affected the history of American money. The 1906 earthquake that devastated San Francisco but spared its Mint, for example, is a numismatic legend. In a roundabout fashion, a little-remembered hurricane had its own impact. Hurricane Diane made landfall in North Carolina in August 1955, but the flooding that resulted when it moved over New England had a more lasting impact. David Lange, in his <I>The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents</B></I> (2005), recounts one state government's response to the storm, "the one-cent tax on cigarettes imposed by Pennsylvania as a temporary measure to pay for [the] damage."<BR> The added demand for cents strained the Philadelphia Mint, and the result was the spectacular doubled die that made the year famous. This well-defined example has a dusky rose-orange obverse and a paler copper-orange reverse. Pleasingly preserved and a visual delight. PCGS has certified 18 finer Red examples (11/07).<BR><I>From The New York Eye Appeal Collection, Part Three.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Victor D. Brenner<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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