SKH-1c-2015-65 Spiked Head

Description

Carrying the highest sequence number in the 2015 spiked head census, SKH-1c-2015-65 represents the sixty-fifth distinct die to develop a portrait-rim fracture on a Lincoln Shield Cent that year. Sixty-five is not merely a large number — it is a testament to both the scale of Philadelphia's cent production and the thoroughness of the Cuds on Coins cataloging effort. The combined spiked head counts for 2010 through 2013 total roughly forty-eight entries, meaning 2015 alone exceeded four years of cumulative output. This concentration has made the 2015 cent a landmark date for die variety collectors, much as 1955 is legendary for the doubled die obverse. The comparison is one of documentation breadth rather than individual rarity — each 2015 spiked head is a minor variety, while the 1955 DDO is a major error with significant value. But for collectors who appreciate the mechanical story of die production and failure, sixty-five varieties from one year offers an unparalleled window into how stress fractures accumulate across a production run. The final entry in the 2015 census, this variety closes a remarkable chapter in modern cent die documentation.

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