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Cool find and nice spike head!
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Observe on Dollard an Die Crack and the Reverse an Early Die Cud probably. The modern design favorize the Cuds development. 80% of the Dies took out from the production has this failure. |
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Thanks makecents and silviosi. I've been looking for one of these for a while now. Finally found one
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Nice obv crack. Most of them run horizontal along the bottom of the bust.
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Thanks Cujohn. I have a bunch of both. I'm working on finding one from each state
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Thanks ijn1944. I'm going try and get it listed on Cuds on coins soon |
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Huh, I'm not seeing the spike head crack (Unless you are talking about the die crack through the word 'Dollar'. and nice die crack on the reverse - at some point, I'm sure that became a Cud for someone to find. |
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Dearborn--yes, of course that is a spikehead that runs through Dollar. Nice find RW1010!
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Thanks Dearborn and mb560600. There may be a Cud that matches this out there somewhere. We'll just have to keep on looking |
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yes, of course that is a spikehead that runs through Dollar. When I read 'spikehead' I usually look at the top of the head, not underneath the bust. So do you think the 'spike travel up to the neck, or does it curve over and possibly back towards the rim?  |
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Agree that reverse die crack would eventually lead to a Cud - if the die remained in service long enough. I agree with @Dearborn that the term 'spike head' to me implies a die crack starting at the top of the head, not the lower end of the bust. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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I agree with @Dearborn that the term 'spike head' to me implies a die crack starting at the top of the head, not the lower end of the bust Beg to differ, but this qualifies as a spike head. Cuds-on-coins.com has listed as spike heads die cracks that start at the bottom of the coin, enter the bust area, and lead upward to the head. For example, see http://cuds-on-coins.com/lincoln-ce...s-1950-1959/ And a closer inspection of the OP's quarter reveals, to my eyes, that the die crack indeed leads up into the back of Washington's head.  |
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Beg to differ, but this qualifies as a spike head. Cuds-on-coins.com has listed as spike heads die cracks that start at the bottom of the coin, enter the bust area, and lead upward to the head. No intent to start an argument here, but I beg to differ with your begging to differ (if you will) I looked at each one of the listings you presented from Cuds on coins. With each example the cent had a die crack from the rim at the top down to the head and beyond. It also showed on some a die crack from reh rim at the bottom up to the bust - BUT Cuds on coins are calling them as 'Die Markers' to help identify which spike head it is. |
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A Spike Head can be anywhere on the obverse, as long as it's from the rim to the bust.
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03/27/2023 2:43 pm
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