2016 (P) Roosevelt Dime - SKH-10c-2016P-01 Spiked Head

Description

Cataloged by Cuds on Coins on September 8, 2016 — within months of the 2016-P dime's production — this spiked head variety represents one of the fastest documentation turnarounds in the Roosevelt Dime die variety catalog. The rapid identification reflects the maturation of online die variety reporting networks, where collectors examining newly released coins can submit discoveries through digital platforms for near-immediate cataloging. The 2016-P Roosevelt Dime was produced during the seventy-first year of the design's continuous use, making the Roosevelt Dime the longest-running current design on a circulating United States coin. The spiked head formed when a crack opened in the obverse die and ran from the rim into Roosevelt's bust, creating a raised projection from Roosevelt's portrait on subsequent strikes. Philadelphia's 2016 dime production sustained the denomination's presence in circulation alongside the America the Beautiful Quarters and other denominations. A single documented spiked head for 2016-P is consistent with the typical Roosevelt Dime catalog depth, where most dates carry single-digit entries. The Roosevelt Dime's remarkable longevity — spanning John R. Sinnock's original 1946 design through more than seven decades of continuous production — means that spiked head varieties documented across this timespan provide a long record of cracked obverse dies under evolving production technologies and operational conditions.

Cross References

• Cross reference: none. 09/08/2016.

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