1971 (D) Lincoln Memorial Cent - SKH-1c-1971D-10 Spiked Head

Description

Tenth spiked head variety documented for the 1971-D Lincoln Memorial cent, SKH-1c-1971D-10 was recorded on October 9, 2017 — just five days after SKH-09 — illustrating the rapid pace at which new varieties were being identified during this period of concentrated examination. The concentration on the 1971-D date appears to reflect a combination of factors — the massive mintage requiring hundreds of working dies, each die's exposure to the stress cycles that promote head-area cracking, and the relatively high survival rate of a common-date coin ensuring that specimens from each fractured die remain discoverable decades later. For collectors assembling a complete 1971-D spiked head set, SKH-10 represents the halfway point toward the eventual catalog total, with eleven more varieties awaiting identification and acquisition beyond this entry.

Cross References

• Cross reference: none. 10/09/2017.

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