SKH-1c-1967-05 Spiked Head

Description

Designated SKH-1c-1967-05, this fifth spiked head variety for the 1967 Lincoln cent is cross-referenced to the Cohen Index as 67-70B, documented on April 1, 2016. The "B" suffix on the Cohen number indicates this is a sub-variant within the seventieth spiked head grouping for 1967, distinguished from the primary 67-70 listing by specific characteristics such as spike angle, length, or the die stage at which the spike is most prominent. Sub-variant designations within the Cohen system reflect the cataloger's recognition that closely related spiked heads — sometimes from different die states of the same die, sometimes from dies with similar but not identical fracture patterns — warrant separate documentation while maintaining a grouped relationship. The practice of documenting sub-variants adds granularity to the reference and helps collectors who encounter a spiked head on a 1967 cent to match it against the closest known catalog entry rather than forcing an approximate identification. With at least seventy Cohen groupings for 1967 alone, the 1967 Lincoln cent stands as one of the most comprehensively cataloged dates for spiked head varieties in the entire series. The year's 3,048,667,100 business strike production at the Philadelphia Mint — the final year without mint marks under the Coinage Act of 1965 — generated an enormous die population from which these varieties emerged. Attributed by Cuds on Coins. Struck on a 3.11-gram, 19mm planchet of 95% copper and 5% zinc.

Attribution History

• Discovered by JC Stevens
• Cross reference: Cohen Index 67-70B. 04/01/2016.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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