Multiple Strike Strike Error

When half dollar coins are done being struck there is a feeder that is supposed to eject the finished coin out of the collar and into a coin chute. Sometimes this malfunctions and the half dollar coin is not ejected properly and is left there to be struck again. A multiple strike error is when a coin is struck 2 or more times. During the process of restriking the half dollar coin, it can cause several errors other than just the multiple strike error. On very rare occasions it is possible for the half dollar coin to be ejected improperly and land back as flipped over so you will end with multiple strikes, a normal one and the multiple strikes being of the reverse on obverse side and vise versa. Really neat error and these carry a moderate premium.

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