A rare penny: the coin that was sold for more than 2 thousand dollars in the United States

In USA They have been surprised by the impressive purchase that a person made through the eBay platform, where he paid a large amount of money for a rare penny minted in 1955. Although it was known that this coin has the image of Abraham Lincoln, it has awakened great interest to know why it cost so much. Here we tell you all the details about it.

Around the world there are thousands of people who collect all kinds of things and among them are collectors of old coins from all countries. The thing is that the shapes, images and value of each coin has become a hobby for many.

Precisely, one of these people is in USA and he did not hesitate to acquire a coin equivalent to one cent, but which is considered very rare throughout the world due to its characteristics.

The most striking of all is the price that this person paid for having the peculiar coin in his hands. How was the coin? What was special about it? Why do I pay so much? These are some of the questions that people have asked after hearing the news.

THE PAYMENT FOR A RARE PENNY

A piece of news recently caught the attention of the public in USA. It was about the sale of a penny minted in 1955 which was sold in $2,050 through the eBay platform.

The fact is that, according to La Opinion, the peculiar and tiny coin has an error in its configuration, which is why it has become very striking and valuable for collectors of this type of object.

The aforementioned media said that this is known as a double die error or error of manufacturing. It was pointed out that the coin looks like this because the die -with the error- was doubled in the process of coinage having a double aspect.

CURRENCY CHARACTERISTICS

The one cent coin sold has few details and was minted in 1955. These are:

• Abraham Lincoln’s face.
• The phrase One Cent accompanied by two wheat leaves.
• The phrase United States of America and Liberty.
• Year of issue (1955).

COLLECTION ITEM

The collectors feel great attraction for this type of coins, because the demand for items is very high. It should be taken into account that some buy these pennies because of their great value or meaning and their price could even double or triple.

HOW WAS THE SALE OF THE CURRENCY?

La Opinion indicated that the sale, at the auction, began with one dollar and reached more than 2 thousand dollars. To this was added the 20 dollars to send the coin from the town of Englewood Cliffs (New Jersey).

ARE THERE OTHER SIMILAR COINS?

According to Debate.com, there is information that one of the San Francisco and Philadelphia mints minted a total of 20 of these copies. In this sense, only one of them has been recovered and the whereabouts of the others are unknown.