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What are mules?<br />
A mule occurs when a coin is produced with mismatched dies. In some countries,<br />
the <strong>Mint</strong>s use dies for different denominations with the same dimensions.<br />
In these instances, mules have been known to exist and are not that rare.<br />
An example would be a New Zealand/Bahama mule where thousands were<br />
struck and they are worth $50 each. The obverse of a Bahama 5 Cent piece was<br />
muled with the reverse of a New Zealand 2 Cent piece.<br />
On the other end of the spectrum are the extremely rare mules including a few<br />
from the United States. An example would be a mule with a Sacagawea Dollar<br />
reverse and a State Quarter obverse.<br />
The photo shown above is a rare example of a Euro 50 Cent reverse that was<br />
muled with a Euro 20 Cent reverse. This rare piece is also a “two-tailed” coin<br />
because both dies were reverse designs and both are denominations of Euro<br />
coinage.<br />
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