1984-P Lincoln Memorial

  • Category
    Lincoln Memorial
  • Design
    Copper Plated Zinc Penny (1982-2008)
  • Year
    1984
  • Mint
    Philadelphia
  • Mintage
    8,151,079,000
  • Designer
    Frank Gasparro
  • Composition
    97.5% Zinc - 2.5% Copper
  • Diameter
    19mm
  • Weight
    2.5g
Known variants:
Doubled Die Ear

This is one of the major and more valuable 1984 Lincoln Memorial Cent (Penny) errors. The obverse of the coin is a doubled die (DDO). In particular: the most notable feature of this coin is the doubling of Abraham Lincoln's Ear as depicted by the arrow on Lincoln's head.