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This is a unique and spectacular mated pair of 2001 Sacagawea Dollars. It was certified by NGC as MS 66 in a multi-holder.
The first coin (left side) is a double struck Sacagawea Dollar obverse die cap on a magnetic 5 gram planchet. The reverse has a brockage on the off-center strike. The second coin (right side) is a Sacagawea Dollar with a 50% counterbrockage since it was underneath the off-center portion of the die cap, receiving the counterbrockage from the brockage.
I am aware of only one other Sacagawea Dollar obverse die cap, which I handled years ago and is in my archive of sold coins.
This is a spectacular mated pair of Sacagawea Dollars with an unheard of off-metal die cap mated to another coin.
Here is the only other Sacagawea Dollar obverse die cap known, which I handled years ago.
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