DOUBLE DENOMINATION
ERRORS
One of the most expensive,
popular, and desired types of errors are the double denominations.
This error happens when a coin is struck on a previously struck coin of another denomination. Examples are a cent on a struck dime, and a
nickel on a struck cent. The most dramatic are those with considerable
design visible from the original strike. There are a few known
double denominations with different dates. The error illustrated here is a
1999 Cent on a struck Dime from 1997- 2 years apart!
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Images courtesy of Byers
Numismatic Corp.
Significant examples:
1999 Cent on a 1997 Dime, PCGS
MS-66 (illustrated above).
2000-P Sacagawea Dollar
struck on a Massachusetts 50 States Quarter Dollar
2000-P Sacagawea Dollar
struck on a Maryland 50 States Quarter Dollar
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Double-denomination coin
appears in change", COIN WORLD, September 24, 2001, pages 3 and 110
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