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Illegal Errors from ‘The Midnight Minter’

Are there error coins that were produced illegally by U.S. Mint employees?

The short answer is “yes.” A two-tailed copper-nickel dime likely struck for a Special Mint Set between 1965 and 1967 has been authenticated as genuine, but has been suggested to have been a “midnight shift coin” by error specialist

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