1953 Lincoln Wheat Cent - SKH-1c-1953-03 Spiked Head

Description

Cross-referenced to the Cohen Index as entry 53-99, this third documented spiked head for the 1953 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Wheat Cent was first cataloged on March 25, 2016. The Cohen Index cross-reference provides an independent attribution pathway alongside the Cuds on Coins designation, allowing collectors to locate this variety in multiple reference systems. Spiked heads on Wheat Cents form the same way as on every denomination: a crack opens in the obverse die between the rim and the bust, and the metal that fills it during striking shows as a raised spike on Lincoln's portrait. The 1953-P cent was struck in substantial quantities during the postwar production expansion, and three documented spike heads means at least three of the year's obverse dies cracked into the bust. Victor David Brenner's Lincoln portrait, by 1953 in its forty-fourth year of production, was one of the most familiar designs in American coinage, and the dies used to produce it were manufactured with well-established hub and die preparation techniques refined over decades. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, SKH-1c-1953-03 documents a specific crack on a specific 1953 die, with the Cohen Index number 53-99 providing an additional reference anchor for researchers.

Cross References

• Cross reference: Cohen Index 53-99. 03/25/2016

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