2008 (P) Lincoln Memorial Cent - SKH-1c-2008-07 Spiked Head

Description

Seventh spiked head for the 2008 Philadelphia Mint Lincoln Memorial Cent, this variety comes from the final year of the Memorial reverse. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins with a notably early documentation date of November 21, 2004, this entry presents a chronological anomaly — the documentation date precedes the coin's 2008 production year, suggesting a data entry correction or catalog renumbering within the Cuds on Coins system. 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. The 2008-P cent's historical significance extends beyond its spiked head varieties — it was the final regular-issue coin to carry Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial reverse, a design that had accompanied American commerce since 1959.

Cross References

• Cross reference: none. 11/21/2004.

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