2000 Type II Counter Clash CCLTII-100C-2000-01

Description

Attributed by MadDieClashes under the designation CCLTII-100C-2000-01, this Type II Counter Clash on the 2000-P Sacagawea Dollar represents a particularly significant class of die error. Unlike a standard Type I die clash — which occurs when obverse and reverse dies strike each other without a planchet and leave incuse design transfers — a Type II Counter Clash involves an additional step in the error chain. The design transfer from the initial clashless impact becomes embedded in a working die, and when that die is subsequently used to create a new hub or die through the normal sinking process, the clash impression is propagated into the next generation of tooling. This means the error is systematic rather than accidental: every coin struck from the affected die will carry the transferred design element, unlike a Type I clash that can be polished away. The Sacagawea Dollar debuted in 2000 as the successor to the Susan B. Anthony Dollar, featuring Glenna Goodacre's portrait of Sacagawea and a manganese brass clad composition chosen for its distinctive golden color. Philadelphia produced the inaugural Sacagawea issue in substantial quantities, and this counter clash variety from the series' first year documents a production anomaly that penetrated the die-making process itself.

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