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1998 Found With Twin Spikes

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nice spiked head congrats
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These are known as die cracks. They're form when the die that stamped the coin is fatigued. Left unchecked, the die could break off and produce Cud coins. Some people refer to your type of coin as a cracked skull.
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Looks like a spike head and a cracked skull on your cent - nice find!
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Nice! I also love Spiked Heads!
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Poor Abe sure has a lot of skull problems.
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Thought it was Old Ben that attracted lightning...
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Lol.
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