1955 Wheat Cent / Poor Man's Doubled Die Obverse / DDO With Cracked Skull

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snailking1 Pillar of the Community United States 1246 Posts	Posted 01/17/2026 7:30 pm Trying to clean up the mess on my desk! Don't think I found this CRH, probably found it in a small box of old coins I got from my F-I-L Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73874 Posts	Posted 01/17/2026 7:52 pm What's funny is the Poor Man's Doubled Die is just Die Deterioration Doubling. Nice cracked skull. Having a BIE would be the cherry on top. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
snailking1 Pillar of the Community United States 1246 Posts	Posted 01/17/2026 8:04 pm Quote: What's funny is the Poor Man's Doubled Die is just Die Deterioration Doubling Yup! If people can't afford what they want - they'll pretend they just got a less expensive version Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19134 Posts	Posted 01/17/2026 9:01 pm Nice example. I like collecting '55 poor man's doubled dies--many come with various degrees of cracked skulls. Occasionally, a die crack will run along the base of Abe's bust. And then there's the reverse... Report this Post to the Staff
snailking1 Pillar of the Community United States 1246 Posts	Posted 01/17/2026 9:07 pm ijn1944; Thank You! I actually like a good die break! Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10492 Posts	Posted 01/18/2026 12:45 am I always seem to find the 1953 poorman's DD instead of the 55. I found these 2 recently............. I don't collect them so if anybody wants them just let me know. Edited by Marv65 01/18/2026 12:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
snailking1 Pillar of the Community United States 1246 Posts	Posted 01/18/2026 06:53 am Quote: I always seem to find the 1953 This is the first of either that I have found! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187950 Posts	Posted 01/18/2026 3:57 pm Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
snailking1 Pillar of the Community United States 1246 Posts	Posted 01/18/2026 4:14 pm Thank You, jbuck Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95322 Posts	Posted 01/18/2026 5:06 pm nice poorman's 55 and cracked skull. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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1955 Wheat Cent / Poor Man's DDO With Cracked Skull