SKH-1c-1958-06 Spiked Head

Description

Struck during the final year of the Lincoln Wheat Cent design, SKH-1c-1958-06 records the sixth documented spiked head on the 1958 Philadelphia cent. Cross-referenced as Cohen Index 58-40, this variety belongs to the terminal issue of a series that Victor David Brenner launched in 1909 — the Wheat Cent's forty-ninth and last year before the Memorial reverse replaced it in 1959. Die varieties from 1958 carry unique historical weight because they represent the final generation of working dies ever prepared for the wheat-ears reverse, making any cataloged anomaly a collector's link to the design's conclusion. A spiked head manifests as a raised metallic projection near Lincoln's portrait, created by die surface damage that transferred onto every subsequent strike. The Cohen 58-40 designation places this die within the systematic framework that has documented Lincoln Cent anomalies across the entire series run. Philadelphia struck over 252 million cents in 1958, requiring hundreds of die pairs throughout the production year. Bronze composition. Cataloged and verified by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Marvin L
• Cross reference number: Cohen Index 58-40. 08/17/2022.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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