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1950 P Wheat Cent Spiked Head Error ?

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 Posted 11/20/2016  11:56 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Paola1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
found in a loomis roll at work this week , got happy when I saw it just because it's in very good condition then looking at home with a magnifier I saw something on Lincoln's head is this what they call spiked head error? Thanks all!

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 Posted 11/20/2016  12:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Interesting! Maybe a die break coming down the letter W and into the top of Lincoln's head?
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 Posted 11/20/2016  3:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add uruman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
it's a nice spike head , check in coc for a match
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it could be SKH1c-1950-013 in COC
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Thanks all for the comments and uruman for the information! Yes I can see it matches with the one you pointed out
My first spiked head error ! Going to a 2x2!
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The error is a Die Crack. A Die Crack Error that runs from the rim to the any part of the head is further classified as a Spike Head, as noted on Cuds on Coins. Nice coin.
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Nice Spiker!! It looks like it was cleaned sadly. Nice find anyways!!
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