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This may be a 'first' in U.S. coinage that two different types of coins are being struck as business strikes simultaneously for the same denomination, without one of the designs being intended to replace the other design.
Not a first,
Seated half dimes and nickel five cent pieces were both issued for circulation from 1866 to 1873. And although the
Shield nickel eventually replaced the
Half Dime, when it was first issued it was considered to be a temporary coin to alleviate coin shortages and that once silver coins had returned to wide spread circulation the nickel five cent would be discontinued.
As for whether or no th
Native American dollars are a new series, We consider the draped bust half dollars and dollars with small eagle and heraldic eagle to each be two searate series.