2020 (P) Lincoln Shield Cent - SKH-1c-2020-04 & 05 Spiked Head

Description

SKH-1c-2020-04 is a 2020 spiked head on Lincoln Shield Cents. Coin shows were cancelled, group roll searches were curtailed, and the nationwide coin shortage made bank-wrapped rolls — the primary hunting ground for cent varieties — scarce in many regions. Despite these headwinds, spiked heads were identified, submitted, and cataloged. On the production side, Philadelphia maintained standard cent specifications — 19.05 mm diameter, 2.5 grams, copper-plated zinc — even as it navigated workforce reductions and safety protocols. Brenner's obverse portrait and Bass's Shield reverse continued unchanged. Each of the 2020 spiked heads represents a die that cracked under normal striking pressures, a mechanical certainty no pandemic could prevent.

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