This is called a Hinged Split Planchet or "Clam Shell Lamination". I once had one on a 1969-S Proof half dollar that I put up for auction and went for less than $100. I was bummed!
The deffinition can be found on the The CONECA
Glossary of Error-Variety Terms (
http://conecaonline.org/content/glossary.html) as:
"These planchets have not fully split apart but remain connected by a small piece of metal, or "hinge." They are often referred to as "clamshells.""
Here is a nice one on a 1939
Jefferson nickel.

Edited by koinpro
08/18/2015 09:56 am