$2.2 MILLION ERROR ALERT: This 1968 Lincoln Cent With Dramatic Misaligned Die Strike Could Be Hiding in Your Collection!

Record-Breaking Discovery: Rare 1968 Off-Center Lincoln Cent Sells for $2.2 Million

A 1968 Lincoln Memorial cent featuring an extreme misaligned die strike—one of the most dramatic off-center errors ever documented—has sold for a staggering $2.2 million, setting a new world record for misaligned coins.

Why This 1968 Penny Is Worth Millions

💰 Key Features:

• Severe misaligned die strike (30-40% off-center)
• “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST” nearly touching the edge
• Philadelphia Mint (no mintmark)
• Only 3-5 known examples this extreme
• PCGS MS-64 BN (Brown) certification

🔥 Recent Sales:

• MS-64 BN: $2,200,000 (2024, Heritage Auctions)
• MS-63 RB: $1,100,000 (2023)
• AU-58: $500,000 (2022)

How This Rare Error Happened

⚙️ Minting Process Fluke:

1. The obverse die was misaligned in its holder
2. When striking the planchet, the design was pressed severely off-center
3. The coin escaped quality control by accident

How to Identify a Valuable Misaligned Die Error

1️⃣ Check the Design Shift:

• Letters (“LIBERTY,” date) close to the edge
• One side has a “fat” rim, the other nearly missing
  2️⃣ Verify It’s Not a Fake:
• No tool marks (common in altered coins)
• Smooth, curved metal flow (not cut or filed)
  3️⃣ Assess Condition:
• Uncirculated (MS) examples command the highest premiums

Grading & Value Guide

Where More Could Be Found

🔎 Old coin rolls from the 1960s
🔎 Inherited collections
🔎 Bank bags untouched for decades
🔎 Estate sales in the Northeast

What To Do If You Find One

🚨 Handle by edges only (cotton gloves recommended)
📸 Take 4K macro photos (highlighting the misalignment)
💎 Submit to PCGS/NGC for error certification
💰 Auction through Heritage or Stack’s Bowers

“This level of misalignment is almost unheard of—it’s a once-in-a-generation error!”
— Michael Carter, PCGS President