Some 1918 Double Die Reverses are known to have a die crack from the buffalo’s tail to the rim and some have a die clash or two in the area of the doubling, the EPU. So the natural question, and one everyone is asking, is “Which came first, the die clash or the die crack?” While re-organizing my coins the other day, I found a misplaced coin and it holds the answer. However, first some suspense.

Case A. The first 1918 DDRs off the mint’s press had neither a die crack nor a die clash. Below is such an example, […]