1994 (P) Washington Quarter - SKH-25c-1994P-01 Spiked Head

Description

First and sole documented spiked head for the 1994 Philadelphia Mint Washington Quarter, SKH-25c-1994P-01 was cataloged by Cuds on Coins on May 3, 2017. As a die crack variety on the quarter denomination, this entry records a crack running from the rim into Washington's bust on the obverse die, producing a raised spike on George Washington's portrait. The 1994-P quarter was struck during the closing years of the original Washington Quarter reverse design — only four years remained before the State Quarters program would introduce the first of fifty unique reverse designs in 1999. As the sole spiked head for this date, the -01 designation indicates either few cracked dies of this kind during 1994-P production or limited collector examination of the date, since spiked heads can only be documented when specimens are found and reported. The absence of additional cross-references beyond the Cuds on Coins entry reflects the specialized nature of spiked head cataloging on quarters, a field that has received less systematic attention than equivalent research on Lincoln Cents.

Cross References

• Cross reference: none. 05/03/2017.

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