2000 Typical Die Clash TDC-100C-2000-01

Description

An abraded die clash on the inaugural-year 2000 Philadelphia Mint Sacagawea Dollar, TDC-100c-2000-01 is visible through the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the reverse, where portions of baby Jean Baptiste's face — the infant son of Sacagawea carried on her back in the obverse design — transferred onto the reverse die when no planchet separated the dies during striking. The obverse shows late die state deterioration with a die crack extending from the bridge of Sacagawea's nose down through her lips, tracing progressive structural failure in the die steel. On the reverse, also in late die state, trail lines radiate from the stars under UNITED and STATES. The Sacagawea Dollar was introduced in 2000 to replace the Susan B. Anthony Dollar, featuring a manganese brass composition that gives it a distinctive golden color. Die clashes on this design are particularly evocative because the transferred baby's face creates a ghostly portrait overlay on the reverse — an unintended doubling of human imagery across both sides of the coin.

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