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MATED PAIRS

Mated pairs involve two individual coins with different errors that were struck together at the same time. Mated pair error combinations can be found in most error types and come in many shapes and sizes.

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Significant examples:
Double Struck Kennedy Half Obverse Cap mated to a Double Struck Double Brockage Kennedy Half (illustrated above)

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