Having an eggnog and listing some new entries! Here are the new entries I put in today. Thanks to Jerry, Josh, Mike, and Tracey for photos, and to all those who gave their input.

Bezel: A (usually) metal holder used in jewelry to hold a disc-shaped object such as a coin or medallion. These often will cause permanent damage to the rim of the coin when tightened down around the coin. When these coins are released from their bezels, their rims will exhibit this damage. See also Encased Cent. Photos courtesy of forum member mrmike916.



Encased Cent (Ex-encased Cent): A cent that was once kept in a bezel as a piece of jewelry or “lucky” cent. Many of these ex-encased cents will exhibit damage in the form of a flattened rim from the bezel they were in. Pictures courtesy of forum member mrmike916.




Lucky Cent: See Encased Cent.


Cracked Skull: This is simply a die crack or series of die cracks in the head region of the bust on a Lincoln cent. This is a very common area for die cracks to develop. Jean Cohen lists “cracked skulls” in her book on “Errors on the Lincoln Cent.” See also Spiked Head. Photos courtesy of jmangham and 2Old.



Spiked Head: The skull region of the bust on Lincoln cents is a common area for Die Cracks to develop. See also Cracked Skull. When these die cracks extrude out of the skull into the field, they are colloquially called “Spiked Heads.” Jean Cohen lists Spike Heads in her book “Errors on the Lincoln Cent.” Photo courtesy of forum member duece2seven.