SKH-25c-1998P-07 Spiked Head

Description

The 1998 Philadelphia Quarter represents the final year of the traditional Washington Quarter design before the revolutionary State Quarters program transformed the denomination in 1999. SKH-25c-1998P-07, the seventh cataloged spiked head from this date, preserves a die deterioration pattern from the last production run of John Flanagan's original reverse featuring a heraldic eagle. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins, this variety exhibits the characteristic raised protrusions from Washington's portrait caused by progressive die fatigue. The transitional significance of the 1998 date — the farewell year for a design in continuous use since 1932 — gives spiked head varieties from this year added historical interest among collectors who value end-of-era pieces. Production demands in the final year of the original design may have contributed to accelerated die consumption as the Mint prepared tooling for the State Quarters rollout beginning the following year.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Suzy Stewart
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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