SKH-25c-1999P-02(CT) Spiked Head

Description

Among the earliest State Quarter die varieties documented, this spiked head on a 1999 Philadelphia Mint Connecticut quarter appears on the very first year of the fifty State Quarters program. A spiked head forms when foreign matter lodges in the die cavity near Washington's portrait, creating a void that produces a raised spike or projection on struck coins. The spike typically extends from the head or hair area, giving these varieties their descriptive name. Beyond the obverse anomaly, this die pair exhibits a reverse die crack running from the rim to the base of the Charter Oak tree adjacent to the M in UNUM, providing a secondary attribution marker. Connecticut was among the first five states honored in 1999, and its reverse featured the iconic Charter Oak — the tree that, legend holds, concealed Connecticut's colonial charter from British authorities in 1687. Cataloged by Cuds on Coins as the second documented spiked head for the 1999-P Connecticut issue, this variety sits at the intersection of die variety specialists and State Quarter enthusiasts.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Andrew Wojtowich
• Cross reference: 08/15/2017.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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