SKH-1c-2024-02 Spike Head

Description

Recorded by Cuds on Coins in late 2025, the SKH-1c-2024-02 Spike Head is the second catalogued spike head variety on the 2024 Philadelphia Lincoln Shield Cent. The variety name follows the Cuds on Coins convention, though this listing uses the slightly abbreviated "Spike Head" form rather than the full "Spiked Head" terminology applied to earlier entries in the series. The underlying error mechanism is identical: a fracture or crack along the die's portrait boundary allows displaced die metal to project into the field cavity, creating a raised spike above Lincoln's head when the die strikes a planchet. As one of the most recently documented entries in the spiked head series for modern Lincoln cents, SKH-1c-2024-02 represents current die-monitoring work by the Cuds on Coins team, who systematically examine circulating production coinage for emerging die-state phenomena. The 2024 Lincoln Shield Cents were produced at Philadelphia without a mint mark. Collectors of modern Lincoln cent die varieties and those assembling comprehensive spiked head type sets will find this variety particularly relevant, as documentation of recent-year issues is often thinner than for earlier dates, making early acquisition of attributed specimens an important consideration.

Attribution History

• Discovered by William (Bill) W
• Cross reference: none. 10/21/2025.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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