1929 Mercury Dime Spike Head found

[MtW124]

1929 Mercury Dime Spikehead found. I think this already posted as I thought I put it on but I think I put it in the wrong location. Thanks for looking

[MtW124]

A magnified photo of area.

[MintErrors]

It's called a die crack. It happens a lot when the dies get along in the later die stages. It's pretty minor.

[MtW124]

Thanks for the information

[MtW124]

Minterrors, I’m asking this question as I am still learning about coin errors. I was under the assumption that a die break from the relief or portrait of a coins obverse to the rim was called a spike head. Can you explain the difference because I have a lot of coins with die breaks. I’m kind of lost at the differences.
thanks

[DoubleYou]

Sometimes people call die cracks that connect the head to the rim a "spiked head." It is merely a nickname for them. Die cracks tend to form at weak points, so it is often that many coins have die cracks in the same vicinity as others. Die cracks generally do not command a premium.

[MtW124]

Thanks for the explanation. Probably like most of us that do this, it’s the finding the un-ordinary that keeps us hunting. I think I have quite a few that just fall into the cool factor category and would not sell for much on the open market.