2006 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - SKH-1c-2006-05 Spiked Head

Description

Reaching the fifth documented spiked head for the 2006 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent, this variety represents the current highest entry for the date and was cataloged by Cuds on Coins on May 1, 2024 — a notably recent addition that demonstrates the ongoing nature of die variety discovery. A spiked head is a die crack or break at the top of Lincoln's head: planchet metal fills the crack during striking and stands up from the portrait as a raised spike. Five entries for a single date represents a solid but not exceptional tally, consistent with a year that produced billions of cents but without the extraordinary searching intensity that propelled 1990s dates to counts of twenty or more. The 2024 documentation date for this fifth entry — eighteen years after the coins were produced — illustrates that the vast quantity of mid-2000s cents still available in circulation and storage provides ample material for continued variety hunting. Late-series Memorial Cent spiked heads like this one hold particular appeal for collectors who appreciate the historical dimension of searching coins from a design type that has since been replaced.

Cross References

• Cross reference: none. 05/01/2024.

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