SKH-1c-2023-09 Spiked Head

Description

Among the most recent dates in the spiked head catalog, the 2023 Lincoln Shield Cent yielded at least ten documented varieties, and SKH-1c-2023-09 is the ninth. Recent-year varieties occupy a unique position in collecting: they are still potentially findable in pocket change, making every transaction a discovery opportunity. Unlike spiked heads from 2010 or 2014, which have largely been absorbed into collections or returned to circulation in mixed-date batches, 2023 cents remain concentrated in bank-wrapped rolls and Federal Reserve distributions. This freshness makes 2023 appealing for newcomers to die variety collecting — the barrier to entry is a box of cent rolls and a magnifying glass. The spiked head phenomenon continued unchanged into 2023: Philadelphia's dies cracked at the portrait-rim junction under high-volume coining stress, and collectors identified and reported the results. Brenner's obverse marked its 114th year of continuous production, a longevity unmatched by any other active U.S. coin design. The Shield reverse by Lyndall Bass, now in its fourteenth year, showed no signs of replacement. Cuds on Coins recorded this ninth entry for the ongoing 2023 census.

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