2014 (P) Lincoln Shield Cent - SKH-1c-2014-26 Spiked Head

Description

SKH-1c-2014-26 is a spiked head from die cracking that Philadelphia's cent presses generated in 2014. Roll searching, the primary method by which collectors discover these varieties, gained popularity through online forums and social media during this period, broadening the pool of eyes examining freshly minted cents. Each spiked head tells a story of metal fatigue in miniature: the die steel, hardened and tempered to withstand millions of impressions, eventually yields at its weakest geometric point. Lincoln's portrait, the highest relief element on the obverse, creates the deepest recess in the die and thus the greatest stress concentration at its rim boundary. Cuds on Coins provides the systematic framework for recording each distinct crack.

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