SKH-1c-2021-07 Spiked Head

Description

Registry sets and competitive collecting have introduced a new dimension to spiked head numismatics, even without the formal grading service attribution that registry programs typically require. Within the variety collecting community, informal registry concepts—tracking who holds the finest-known or most complete set of a particular date's spiked heads—create a competitive framework that mirrors the formal PCGS or NGC registry but operates through community recognition rather than institutional endorsement. For the 2021 (P) Lincoln Shield Cent, a collector assembling all thirteen or more cataloged spiked head varieties in the highest available grades is engaged in exactly this kind of informal registry competition. SKH-1c-2021-07 as a mid-sequence catalog entry occupies a necessary position in any complete set, making it sought after not just for its intrinsic interest but for its role in filling out a registry-style collection. Community acknowledgment of fine-known examples has real market consequences in this niche.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Erik Gilchrist
• Cross reference: none. 03/31/2022.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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