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johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1633 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 5:43 pm https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Canada-1978....m1438.l2649 I cant imagine there being two of the same dies used? A cool $20k... Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 5:51 pm Oooohh, Quote: "Among the rarest of all errors are two-headed and two-tailed mules (mules are coins struck by mismatched dies) Only one double-obverse ("two-headed") mule is known among U.S. coins — a 1859 Indian cent. Only three known double reverse ("two-tailed") mules are known — two copper-nickel clad quarter dollars and one copper-nickel clad dime." - Mike Diamond Coin World 04/16/11 Note : According to Mr. Diamond, this coin also could be a pseudo mule HUH? a thoroughly "Assisted Mint error" by a bit of mischief in a machine shop... Edited by Crazyb0 12/01/2017 5:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
john100 Pillar of the Community Canada 5342 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 6:05 pm The price is just a little optimistic, lots of cool things were created by the RCM during this time period Report this Post to the Staff
Andy888 Valued Member Canada 324 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 6:39 pm interesting but I can think of so many other coins I would prefer to have for $20k Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10477 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 7:37 pm Looks like a early state counter-brockage strike on a cap... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10477 Posts	Posted 12/01/2017 7:45 pm This one - is truly struck with two reverse dies: https://www.PCGS.com/cert/27785695 "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
darryldarryl Pillar of the Community Canada 2430 Posts	Posted 12/02/2017 12:15 am Yes, truly struck with two reverse dies and a little assistance from a mint employee. Report this Post to the Staff
darryldarryl Pillar of the Community Canada 2430 Posts	Posted 12/02/2017 12:17 am By the way,that is one awesome nickel! One of my all time favourites. Report this Post to the Staff
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