More Hoard Goodies 1955 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Die 'Cracked Skull'

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mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 12/10/2012 11:55 am I'll be going through these Lincoln pennies (5000 plus is such a big number) for the next 2 months. This is the latest coin. I had found this one and placed it aside for pictures when I had read in another thread about a 'cracked skull' LWC. I thought to myself: "I have one of those too." I never knew they had a name but thanks to the CCF I got another education. One more thing. There appears to be an indentation on the lower left reverse next to the wheat. It has no affect on the obverse. Is this a die error too? Show & Tell. Report this Post to the Staff

Kman Pillar of the Community Canada 933 Posts	Posted 12/10/2012 12:13 pm Die break Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 12/10/2012 12:32 pm I pulled quite a few 1955 cracked skulls from circulation when I roll searched in the early seventies. I don't recall seeing one with that severe of a die crack, though. Not sure what's happening on the reverse. Nice coin all the same! It brings back memories. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/10/2012 12:34 pm Major die crack or maybe a lamination? Nice. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 12/10/2012 1:15 pm dave700x, I believe 1955 was the year of the 'cracked skull.' So far I have found two but the other one only had a small die crack. There were around 100 1955 Lincoln's. I was really hoping for a doubled die. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 12/10/2012 1:22 pm From what I recall (I haven't looked at mine in years)all mine have a single line/ crack and did not extend vertically like your coin pictured. You may have an example of the terminal die state? Edited by dave700x 12/10/2012 1:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sab3927 Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 12/14/2012 1:16 pm Guys this is not a planchet lamination but a die lamination. If the lamination is still on the die the flat surface will be depressed, but raised if the lamination splits from the die. Alan Herbert has a nice discussion on this in his Price Guide to Mint Errors (p157). Yours is a nice example. Report this Post to the Staff
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