PART VI. Striking Errors:

Saddle Strike:

Head-to-Head Orientation

Definition: A saddle strike is defined as planchet or coin that received two simultaneous strikes from two adjacent die pairs.  Most saddle strikes show a head-to-head orientation of the two obverse designs.

The 1964(P) Lincoln cent pictured below failed to eject properly and ended up straddling two adjacent die pairs. It was then struck again. The tandem off-center strikes show the familiar head-to-head orientation.

Images are courtesy of Heritage Auctions.