Spike head ? No the crack runs from the rim at 4 k up through the neck, angle at the jaw, and up the cheek, off mid nose and continues to the rim at 11k. Bisecting die crack and you can find any and all varieties ar coins and Canada.
I often refer to a spiked head as any die crack that runs from the portrait / bust to the rim. I did not notice the bisecting crack.
Yes in both lg and am cents....however some of their list of varieties wouldn't be considered here in the states.
They consider some items as varieties that wouldn't be considered a variety in the states. Die cracks, clashes, as well other items that yes are recognizable but not a real variety.
Die cracks, cuds, pits, die deterioration, clashes, MD's, etc even in Canada are considered errors, not varieties. Many people just use the wrong term to describe an anomaly. A variety is something that was changed by the mint or mintmaster, whether it's changing an effigy, design, font, repunching dies, alloy choices and similar corrections. I think of a variety as something caused by a person, while an error is caused by a machine, material, or alignment.
True but with the other items to look for in Canadian coinage makes it fun....and also gives you more appreciatetion and knowlege of minting in general. I've always have had Canadian coins in my collection.
