A minor but exceedingly rare 1972 Doubled Die Obverse #4 Lincoln cent graded PCGS MS-66 RD sold for about 15 times the value of the well-known major doubled die in the same grade. It was sold by GreatCollections on June 25 for $21,811.50 after heavy bidding in the last few seconds of the auction. The major 1972 doubled die in that grade normally fetches no more than around $1,500 at auction.
It was from the Bellewood Collection of Lincoln Cent Varieties where other varieties went for high prices.
Back in January 2009, I wrote about a 1972 Doubled Die #4 (CONECA DDO-004 4-O-I) that does not even come remotely close to the strength of doubling found on the major Die #1. It sold in a Teletrade Auction that broke all records for the coin back then with a price that exceeded that of the major variety in the same grade many times over selling in MS-63 BR for $2225. Many thought that was going to be a tough record to beat in any
