The Secret Service Thought It Was A Fake The 1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln Cent stands among the most dramatic modern U.S. Mint errors. It also carries one of the strangest backstories in American numismatics. At first, federal agents treated it as a counterfeit. Today, collectors treat it as a trophy. 1969-S Lincoln Cent. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-64 RD (PCGS). CAC. That transformation explains why the 1969-S Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, ran…
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