SKH-25c-2000P-01(NH) Spiked Head

Description

Documenting a spiked head on the 2000-P New Hampshire State Quarter, SKH-25c-2000P-01(NH) records a die gouge near Washington's portrait on the ninth state design released in the 50 State Quarters Program. New Hampshire's reverse depicts the Old Man of the Mountain — the iconic granite profile in Franconia Notch that tragically collapsed in May 2003, three years after the quarter's release, making these coins an unintentional memorial to a lost natural landmark. Spiked heads on State Quarters always appear on the common obverse rather than the unique state reverse, since Washington's portrait was shared across all fifty designs from a standardized hub. This means spiked head varieties are distinguished purely by which specific working die sustained the damage, regardless of which state reverse was paired with it. The first cataloged spiked head for the New Hampshire issue, this variety holds baseline significance for collectors who pursue die anomalies organized by state. Philadelphia Mint, copper-nickel clad planchets. Cataloged and verified by Cuds on Coins.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Jim Karnes
• Cross reference: none. 05/03/2017.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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