SKH-1c-2024D-01 Spiked Head

Description

First cataloged spiked head for the 2024 Denver Mint Lincoln Shield Cent, SKH-1c-2024D-01 represents the cutting edge of die variety documentation — a coin so recent that the catalog is just beginning to develop. Being the inaugural entry for a date-mint combination carries particular significance: someone obtained a 2024-D cent fresh from circulation or a roll, noticed the telltale raised spike extending from Lincoln's head, and submitted the discovery to Cuds on Coins before anyone else had reported a spiked head for this issue. The 2024-D cent is among the newest coins in the American monetary system, struck at Denver on copper-plated zinc planchets with the D mintmark below the date. Bass's Shield reverse celebrated its fifteenth year of production, while Brenner's obverse portrait reached its 115th anniversary — the longest-serving design in United States coinage history. As additional 2024-D cents are examined by variety hunters, this first entry will likely be joined by subsequent catalog numbers, but SKH-1c-2024D-01 will retain its status as the original discovery for the date.

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